Three minutes past four in the morning: we just heard an explosion. The air alarm went off four minutes later. A few more minutes, and more explosions come, closer. In the hotel, not far from Mykolaiv city centre, some guests decided to hide underground. The shelter is a walking distance away, but a relatively short one. Air raid alarms often go off but there is nowhere else to hide in the area nearby. The makeshift refuge is essentially used for underground storage and a technical room turned shelter in the restaurant nearby. It feels like its main purpose is to give the residents some idea o…
