Plans are in place to set up 840 shelters in the Kherson region and other frontline regions

<span><span><span><span><span><span>Plans are in place to install 840 mobile shelters in Ukraine’s frontline communities. They will be placed near bus stops, roads, and schools to protect children. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was announced by the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The initiative will benefit 56,000 children.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>“Undoubtedly, the most pressing issue is the safety of children. Today, a school route in a frontline community must follow a completely different approach: there must be a well-planned safe space next to the bus stop, road, and school,” </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> said Vitaliy Bezgin</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Ukraine’s Minister of Communities, Territories, and Internally Displaced Persons</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The total cost of the project is approximately 1.4 billion hryvnias.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>It will be implemented through the joint efforts of the state, regions, and communities. Regions farther from the front lines will contribute to funding the needs of frontline territories. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

Previously,<span><span><span><span><span><span>parents had demanded a shelter for the Children’s Creative Arts Academy in Mykolaiv. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>According to the parents’ committee, children currently have to walk about 300 meters to the nearest shelter, even though there is a nearby building that, in the parents’ opinion, could be converted into a shelter. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The discussion regarding the facility at the Mykolaiv City Council session lasted nearly two hours. City council officials emphasized that the issue of establishing a shelter is still under consideration, and no decisions regarding funding or the acquisition of the premises have been made yet.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

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