Over 4.2 million school children begin school year in Ukraine

KIEV, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Over 4.2 million students have resumed their studies in Ukraine, including 428,000 first-graders, as the country marks the start of the new school year.

Children from the 21 cities and districts in "red" quarantine zones will not return to school in person, instead studying remotely until the epidemiological situation changes.