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Kyiv metro overcrowded due to Russian missile attack - Photos

Kyiv metro overcrowded due to Russian missile attack - Photos Overcrowded Kyiv metro (RBC-Ukraine)
Author: Maria Kholina

Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine on the morning of January 8. As a result of a widespread air raid alert, there was chaos at some stations of the Kyiv metro due to many people hiding in there, according to local Telegram channels.

What happened in the Kyiv metro on January 8

Many people were seeking shelter from Russian missiles during the air raid alert in the subway, while some were on their way to work. As a result, some stations were so crowded that there was hardly any room to move.

The platform of Teremky metro station was extremely crowded.

В метро Києва - колапс. Хтось ховається від ракет, хтось поспішає на роботу (фото)

Ukrainians at the Teremky metro station on the morning of January 8 (Telegram/Truha Kyiv)

The situation was similar at the Minska metro station. A large number of people can be seen in videos.

The Universytet metro station had less people, but Ukrainians were sitting on the floor there and on the chairs that subway workers gave them.

В метро Києва - колапс. Хтось ховається від ракет, хтось поспішає на роботу (фото)

People at the Universytet metro station (photo: apostrophe.ua)

В метро Києва - колапс. Хтось ховається від ракет, хтось поспішає на роботу (фото)

People at the Vokzalna metro station (photo: apostrophe.ua)