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In bomb-shelter classrooms, Ukrainian university students turn to weapons engineering

In a basement firing range at the Kharkiv Aviation Institute, first-year student Anastasia Homel watches intently as her professor breaks down and reassembles an automatic rifle in front of her class. It’s a snapshot of how the war has altered education and student life for students taking classes in bomb shelters after their campus came under Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes upward of 100 times since 2022, forcing lessons literally underground. The university, also known as the KA

Students of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute attend an FPV-drone class in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 27, 2025

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian unit withdrew in 'uncoordinated manner' near Huliaipole, Russian troops entered flanks

Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,373 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The top story of the day so far:   A Ukrainian unit withdrew from its position near Huliaipol in an 'uncoordinated manner,' allowing Russian troops to penetrate the flanks of Ukrainian forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, said on Nov. 27. Huliaipole, despite being one of the most stable parts of the front line for most of the full-scale war, is now thre

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