Polish city reopens Cold War shelter as Russian attacks in Ukraine intensify
The upgraded shelter can hold 200 people for up to 72 hours as Poland increases civil defense preparations amid Russian strikes in Ukraine.
- The Polish city of Lublin has reopened a renovated Cold War-era air-raid shelter as Russian missile and drone attacks on neighbouring Ukraine intensify.
- The shelter, built in the mid-1980s beneath the municipal bus operator MPK, has been upgraded to meet modern civil-defence standards.
- The facility can accommodate up to 200 people for 72 hours and has independent supplies of air, water and electricity.
- Its emergency exit has been repositioned to face west rather than east, reflecting changing perceptions of security threats in the region.
- Poland has stepped up civil-defence preparations as air-raid warnings and Russian missile and drone incursions near its eastern border have become more frequent.
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In response to increasing Russian attacks on the Polish-Ukrainian border, eastern Lublin has renovated a Cold War-era air raid shelter. More are being built in the border region. Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns that provocations could become more frequent and that we must be prepared.
In Lublin, Poland, a Cold War-era air raid shelter has been reopened amid growing Russian attacks on Ukraine. But the renovation has made one symbolic change: The exit from the shelter now faces west, not east.
Polish city reopens Cold War shelter as Russian attacks in Ukraine intensify
The Polish city of Lublin has revived a Cold War-era air raid shelter as Russia steps up attacks in Ukraine, with one symbolic change reflecting a shift in perceived threats: its emergency exit now faces west, not east.
In Lublin, Eastern Poland, an air-raid shelter built during the Cold War returns fully operational. And there is a detail that tells better than others how the perception of the threat has changed: the emergency exit today is facing west and no longer east. The structure is located under the headquarters of the municipal transport company MPK Lublin. Built in the mid-eighties, it has been modernized to meet current standards of civil protection …
Due to the Russian attacks, LUBLIN renovated a Cold War shelter whose emergency exit, as a sign of change, is now symbolically directed towards the west.
Polish city of Lublin reactivated an anti-aircraft shelter, built in the last century, due to the escalation of Russian attacks in the border region of the country with Ukrainian territory
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