Over 52,000 people took shelter in Kyiv Metro during Russian Federation’s night-time attack, - Kyiv Metro. PHOTO
During the heavy Russian shelling of Kyiv on the night of 2 July, 52,500 people, including nearly 4,500 children, took shelter from the air raid alert in the capital’s metro stations.
According to Censor.NET, this information was provided by the press office of the Kyiv Metro.
The organisation noted that this is the largest number of people to have used the underground as a shelter since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
"On the night of 2 July, during the heavy shelling of Kyiv, there were 52,500 people in the metro stations, of whom nearly 4,500 were children. This is the highest figure in recent years," the Kyiv Metro reported.
46 underground stations are operational during air raid alerts
The metro service reminded the public that during an air raid alert, all 46 underground stations operate as shelters, and their concourses remain open to the public.
The metro operator also recommended, where possible, using central metro stations, where there are usually fewer people during air raid alerts.
