The Torez Special Secondary boarding school #43 in Torez, Ukraine acts as both a school for local children and an orphanage for children who no longer have a place to live. The school receives assistant from pro-Russian rebels. Eastern Ukraine has seen sporadic fighting between the Ukrainian Army and pro-Russian rebels for the past year, killing over 5,000 people.
Students sing songs together during class. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Students eat lunch together. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Moros Katya (L) and Kosinka Nastya sing together during class. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Students sit in an aroma therapy room. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Nap time. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Volovikov Yaroslav, age 14, visits the nurse for a routine medical procedure. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Mironenko Sasha (L), age 11, attends class. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Bezpalchuk Anatoliy, a 16-year-old orphan who was placed in the orphanage by his family after numerous family members were killed during fighting between the Ukrainian Army and pro-Russian rebels. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Selischev Juriy, a 13-year-old orphan who's mother was killed during fighting between the Ukrainian Army and pro-Russian rebels, eats lunch. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Childrens drawings, one of which reads, "The Donetsk People's Republic, We Will Not Forget Our Grandfather's Victory!" - in reference to World War Two - hang on the school wall. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Bezpalchuk Anatoliy (C), a 16-year-old orphan who was placed in the orphanage by his family after numerous family members were killed during fighting between the Ukrainian Army and pro-Russian rebels, works out. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
A boy attends class. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Selischev Maxim, a 14-year-old orphan who's mother was killed during fighting between the Ukrainian Army and pro-Russian rebels, competes in a push-up contest. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Nataliya Georgievna, an administrator, praises Bachereev Mihail, age 10. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Students play games outdoors. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Selischev Juriy, a 13-year-old orphan who's mother was killed during fighting between the Ukrainian Army and pro-Russian rebels, laughs while reading a book in class. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)