Ukrainian children spent nearly 15 hours of school time under air raid alerts during one week in September
Most Ukrainian schools follow a standard schedule of 45-minute lessons followed by short breaks. When an alarm goes off, children who are physically in school move to shelters and basements while those attending classes online face interruptions as they and their teachers scramble to move to a safer location.
When students were under air raid alerts during the week of Sept. 21, 2026
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
8 a.m.
Students begin
arriving
Lesson 1
9 a.m.
Lesson 2
10 a.m.
Lesson 3
11 a.m.
Lesson 4
12 p.m.
Lesson 5
1 p.m.
Lesson 6
2 p.m.
Lesson 7
3 p.m.
End of school day
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
8 a.m.
Students begin
arriving
Lesson 1
9 a.m.
Lesson 2
10 a.m.
Lesson 3
11 a.m.
Lesson 4
12 p.m.
Lesson 5
1 p.m.
Lesson 6
2 p.m.
Lesson 7
3 p.m.
End of school day
Students begin arriving
End of school day
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
12 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
