It’s 2023. Occupied village in the east of Ukraine. A 15-year-old boy rashly climbs the highest hill. He is not trying to catch the signal to contact relatives or get any information about the current situation on the front line. This time he desperately tries to connect to a Zoom lesson at his school. Finally, he connects. The teacher is shocked and worried. Connecting to the Ukrainian class from Russia-occupied territories is extremely risky and could be life-threatening if he gets caught.
Why would he risk it? There is obviously no punishment for missing the class.[…]
