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Spending the night in relative safety of Kyiv metro station has become the norm for Ukraine mother

(12 Jul 2025) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4589583 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyiv, Ukraine - 10 July 2025 1. Wide of St. Andrew's Church during air alarm, UPSOUND alarm 2. Various of damage after Russian attack on residential building  3. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksandra Ymanets, 23, Kyiv resident: ++PART OVERLAID BY SHOTS 2, 4, 5++ "I feel much safer in the metro station than at home on the lower floors, especially when they warn that there might be ballistics. It's scarier when I wake up from an explosion, because when I know it's an alarm, I get ready and leave, and in principle it's hard, but we're safe. When I wake up from an explosion and grab my child first and run out, it's probably scarier than sitting in the metro station." 4. Various of 23-year-old Oleksandra Ymanets sitting with her 10-month-old baby in the metro station hiding from the Russian attack  5. Various of cartoons on phone 6. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksandra Ymanets, 23, Kyiv resident: ++PART OVERLAID BY SHOTS 7, 8, 9++ "And then the evening comes. I pack my bag, put it by the exit, prepare the stroller, dress myself, the child, and you know that if not today, then tomorrow you will go to shelter because Russia will again throw missiles at you. When it’s about you — that’s one thing. But when it’s about your child, for what? This is my child. To kill him because he was born in Ukraine? He did not choose where to be born, he did not even choose me, let alone the country." 7. Wide of people sleeping at the metro station during Russian missile and drone attack 8. Wide of Oleksandra with her son watching cartoons  9. Various of 'Be brave like Ukraine' mural in street 10. Wide of people sleeping at the metro station during Russian missile and drone attack STORYLINE: For 23-year-old Oleksandra Ymanets, seeking shelter in a Kyiv metro station each night has become routine. Ymanets, who has a 10-month-old son, says the shelter in the subway feels safer than her home at night as Russian missile and drone attacks continue to target the Ukrainian capital with little warning. Around 5 a.m., she usually leaves the shelter with her child, walks home, lies down to sleep and wakes up relieved to see her baby smiling. Then evening comes. She packs a bag, places it by the door, prepares the stroller and lays out clothes for herself and her baby. When the siren sounds again, she’s ready to hide. “When it’s about you — that’s one thing. But when it’s about your child, for what?” she said. “To kill him just for being born in Ukraine? He didn’t choose where to be born.” AP Video shot by Vasilisa Stepanenko =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...