# Exiled university prepares for new academic year, expecting influx from missile-battered cities

https://mins.news/en/item/39115

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-31 17:36 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/exiled-university-prepares-for-another-academic-year-expecting-an-influx-of-students-from-missile-battered-cities/

> Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University, relocated to Vinnytsia after Russian-backed forces seized its home city in 2014, expects enrollment to rise by 50%. As Russian missile attacks intensify, students from eastern regions are increasingly choosing safer towns in central and western Ukraine over more exposed cities.