In Kryvyi Rih, 59-year-old teacher Iryna Kholod remembered Arina and Radyslav, both seven years old and killed in Friday’s strike, as being “like little suns in the classroom”.
Radyslav, she said, was proud to be part of a school campaign collecting pet food for stray animals.
She said: “He held the bag like it was treasure. He wanted to help.”
After Friday evening, “two desks in my classroom were empty forever,” Ms Kholod said, adding that she still has unopened birthday gifts for them.
She asked: “How do I tell parents to return their textbooks? How do I teach without them?”