Record number of people took shelter in Kyiv metro last night

More than 41,000 people, including nearly 4,500 children, sheltered at Kyiv metro stations during a large-scale Russian attack on the capital on the night of 1-2 June.

Source: Kyiv Metro

Details: This is the highest number of people sheltering in the metro during an overnight air-raid warning in recent years.

Metro officials reminded residents that all 46 underground metro stations operate as shelters during air-raid warnings, with every station entrance remaining open to the public.

Background:

• On the night of 1-2 June, Russia conducted a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine using drones and air, sea and land-launched missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defences downed 642 aerial assets out of the 729 launched.
• The Russians directed the main strike towards Kyiv. The cities of Dnipro, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, as well as Poltava Oblast and other regions, came under attack.
• Six people were killed and another 79 injured as a result of the combined overnight strike on Kyiv.

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