Ukraine’s underground metro stations double as bomb shelters amid Russian invasion

Soon after Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a “special military operation” in Ukraine, explosions have been heard in varied components of the nation, together with capital Kyiv. Missiles have been seen whizzing previous and air raid sirens have been sounded.

Despite Russia’s assurances that it was focusing on army installations and never civilians, there’s a clear and current menace to Ukrainian lives. In this second of hazard, folks in Kyiv are fleeing and taking shelter within the metropolis’s underground metro stations.

This is as a result of Kyiv’s intensive subway system doubles as bomb shelters. It is the oldest and largest underground community within the japanese European nation.

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A lady with a toddler and a canine walks at a metro station in Kyiv after martial legislation was declared (AFP picture)

As martial legislation was imposed within the face of a Russian offensive, folks in Kyiv have been seen heading to underground metro stations, reported Agence France Presse.

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Earlier this month, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko had stated the town had ready to offer shelter to folks within the underground metro stations within the occasion of a Russian invasion.

A younger couple with a suitcase and baggage take shelter at a metro station in Kyiv (AFP picture)

“The key bomb shelter within the metropolis of Kyiv may even be the Kyiv subway, which, within the occasion of — God forbid — zero hour, can be able to accommodate individuals who can take shelter in case of a potential assault,” Vitali Klitschko had said at the time in an interview.

Many civilians, including schoolchildren, were given training drills on where to go in case of a bombing. For many, it was a subway station.

Girls take refuge in a metro station in Kyiv after air raid sirens rang out in the city (AFP photo)

“In Kyiv, subways have double that means — they are a metro, however they’re additionally a bomb shelter. So they have been instructing and coaching (the kids) how one can go exterior the varsity with out panic, so it is correctly organized,” a Kyiv resident advised Today.com.

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