Ukrainians Fleeing to Shelter of Kyiv Metro System

Ukrainians Fleeing to Shelter of Kyiv Metro System

KYIV, UKRAINE — As military experts warn that Russia may be shifting tactics, increasingly using artillery and air bombardments to ‘pulverize’ cities as they previously did in Chechnya and Syria, according to The Associated Press, Kyiv’s metro is operating as a citywide bomb shelter.

In the last week, Russia has bombarded Kyiv with missile strikes, with troops attempting to push into the city from the northwest and the Kyiv TV tower hit by a projectile on March 1.

The New Yorker explains that the situation is seeing metro stations in Kyiv fill with as many as 15,000 civilians every night in search of safety.

The system of 52 metro stations is home to famous historic features dating back to the Soviet era.

Its Arsenalna [d]station is the deepest in the world at 105 meters below ground level.