Studying in the Shadow of War: The Impact of the Russian-Ukrainian War on the Learning Habits of Students in Transcarpathia

The research aims to investigate the imprint of the first year of the war on the learning habits, motivation and mental condition of our students, to get an insight into the way they felt, studied and coped with the hardship. The responses to the questionnaire completed by 194 students show that most respondents suffered from the impact of the war: felt changes in physical and mental condition, could not concentrate, felt annoyed, demotivated and stressed. The daily stress motivated some students to study even harder; learning helped them to distract attention from the difficulties.