In the capital of Ukraine, the president is worried about bomb shelters. In some parts of the city there are no emergency shelters or access is blocked. What consequences does that have now?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again complained about problems with the bomb shelters in the capital Kiev in view of the ongoing Russian rocket and drone attacks at night.
Citizens complained about the shortage, about locked bunkers and sealed access to them, Zelenskyj criticized in his evening video message published on Friday. In some parts of the city, there were no emergency shelters at all.
incident shocked
“This level of negligence in the city cannot be covered by any justifications,” said Zelenskyy. He instructed the government to take action to improve the situation. After everything that happened yesterday in Kiev, this state of affairs is intolerable.
People in the capital had stood in front of a locked bunker during the night when there was an air raid alarm. Three people died after new Russian attacks, including a nine-year-old child. Selenskyj had already demanded that a sufficient number of bunkers must be accessible everywhere.
It is the duty of the municipalities to ensure that the shelters are open around the clock. In Kiev, Mayor Vitali Klitschko ordered the opening and controls after the breakdown on Thursday. According to Zelenskyj, however, there were new problems.
errors with consequences
Meanwhile, media in Kiev reported today that criminal proceedings had been initiated against four officials for locking access to a bunker of a medical facility. The Kiev prosecutor’s office announced that the condition of the bomb shelters is being checked together with the police. It is also being checked whether funds made available during the war to repair the shelters may have been misappropriated.
In his video, the President of Ukraine also informed about a meeting with his Estonian counterpart Alar Karis, whom he thanked for military assistance and solidarity against Russian aggression. The Baltic EU and NATO country Estonia also borders Russia.
Zelenskyy thanked Karis for supporting Kiev’s bid for NATO. At a joint press conference in Kiev, however, he also said that Ukraine could not become a member of the military alliance as long as it was at war.
Source: Stern
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