Since the start of 2019, the Ukraine Education Cluster has received reports regarding 18 conflict-related incidents resulting in physical damages to school infrastructure, 2 education facilities that have been temporarily closed, 4 cases of military presence in close vicinity to the education facility and 4 incidents resulting in threat of death or injuries to students, teachers and parents.

On June 13 and 17, 2019 2 new incidents of the Attack on Education was reported at the School # 4 in Zolote-5/Mykhailivka (Luhanska NGCA). Several new holes were observed in windows of a school building caused by gunfire. Luckily no one was injured. The school # 4 in Zolote 5/Mykhailivka has been damaged 10 times since the beginning of 2019. Information about the previous incidents related to this school could be found in The Ukraine Education Cluster Newsletter and Attacks on Education Situation Report.

Another incident of damages to school infrastructure has been reported on June 24, 2019. In the school #103 in Donetsk city (Donetska NGCA) as a result of shelling school windows and walls were damaged with shrapnel. This information is currently being verified with the partners.

Since the beginning of the conflict in 2014 over 750 education facilities have been damaged and many more experienced disruptions to education. The Ukraine Education Cluster estimates that over 700,000 children and teachers in more than 3,500 education facilities in eastern Ukraine are affected by the hostilities and in need of humanitarian assistance. More than 400,000 children experience direct impact of the conflict as they live, play and go to school within the 20-km on both sides of the “contact line”, where shelling and extreme levels of mine-contamination threaten their lives and wellbeing.