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Russian attacks on Kyiv civilian infrastructure
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Russian military tactics in the Kyiv region have increasingly involved daytime missile and drone strikes, impacting daily civilian life and education. Schools in the Kyiv suburbs have been forced to integrate air raid drills into their routines, with students frequently moving to underground shelters during daylight hours following strikes on local infrastructure, including a drone strike on a school playground. As attacks continue, residents are increasingly relying on the city’s metro system as primary shelters. In many areas, metro Due to a shortage of adequate civilian shelters for the city’s four million inhabitants, subway stations serve as transform into makeshift overnight camps where citizens sleep on dormitories every night around 10:00 PM, with people using mattresses and tents to escape shelling. secure space in the cold underground environments. In neighborhoods like Lukjaniwka, which have faced systematic attacks for nearly five years, many residents rely on windowless corridors in their apartments as a secondary refuge. The ongoing strikes have resulted in civilian casualties, including the death of a teenager during a drone strike on a residential building in the Pechersk district. Recent reports highlight the death of 14-year-old Daniel Umansky on September 25 while he was doing homework. The current living conditions in the Ukrainian capital have drawn comparisons to the London Blitz of World War II, as citizens navigate constant sirens and daily uncertainty.
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