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After latest inspections, authorities find over 30% of bomb shelters in Ukraine unsuitable for use

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Out of the nearly 63,000 bomb shelters across Ukraine inspected by the authorities as of June 10, around one-third are closed or unsuitable for use, the State Emergency Service reported in a post on Facebook.

Among the 62,912 shelters inspected, close to the total number of shelters across the country, 23.6% were deemed unsuitable for use and another 9.3% were closed.

In Kyiv, 4,655 shelters were examined, of which 34% were unfit for use and another 0.6% were closed.

Ukrainian authorities initiated a nationwide audit after two women and a nine-year-old child were killed by missile debris in Kyiv on June 1 when they could not access a nearby bomb shelter.

The incident sparked outrage towards authorities for not ensuring the proper safeguarding of the civilian population amid constant Russian attacks.

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Rachel Amran is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked on the Europe and Central Asia team of Human Rights Watch investigating war crimes in Ukraine. Rachel holds a master's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Regional Studies from Columbia University.

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