Children attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Parents help their son before the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
First-grades wait for the beginning of the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
First-grades hold balloons during the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A first-grade girl holds the hand of her older schoolmate and walks to the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
First-grades walk to the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
First-grades attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
First-grades attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
First-grades walk to the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
First-grades wait with a teacher for the start of the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. With the front just 40 kilometers away, the war is never far from the minds of teachers and families. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)