The village of Vrubivka is close to the front lines.
That might seem to be a safe distance, but not when it is close to the Luhansk People's Republic, which is controlled by Russia.
The volume of fire has increased in the last few days as the global crisis over a threatened Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches a feverish pitch.
Since February of last year, the residents of Vrubivka have not experienced shelling.
The Vrubivskiy Lyceum, a local school that has benefited from Save The Children International funding, was the site of a large crater on February 17th. Several adults were injured.
The street was hit by four shells on Monday morning.
The above-ground gas lines that provide heat and hot water to the neighborhood were shredded.
Olena Yaryna, the school's principal, wanted to show the damage to journalists and a local activist who document the impact of the conflict on civilians. Yaryna was talking about the attack of Feb. 17 when another volley of fire hit the area.
Yaryna and her staff took cover inside the school building, as at least eight impacts, striking within about a mile, could be heard over the next several minutes.
The school normally has 53 students, but none of them were there.
Journalists were told that the power plant that services the area had been hit. 200 residents lost gas service.
Gas company workers with acetylene torches continued their repairs after they promised the residents that they would restore service as soon as possible.
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