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You saw those photos of a crowded Kyiv metro yesterday. Now think about it. On the night of June 2, more than 41,000 people took shelter in the Kyiv metro — a record number. Among them were around 4,500 children. In a city of over 3 million people, that’s just around 1%. And that’s the most alarming part. Because it doesn’t mean the rest are safe. It means most people simply stay at home. In their apartments. Under explosions. Huddled in corridors and bathrooms, with no real guarantee of safety. Yes, some take shelter in underground parking garages — but that remains the exception, not the norm, and is mostly limited to newer districts. Much of the city, especially older residential areas, has no real alternative but to stay put. And this is the harsh reality: the vast majority of people in Kyiv are not escaping the terror. They are living through it at home. This is life in a city under constant attack.