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BBC News Ukraine / Daria left her apartment in Kyiv this summer after Russia's attacks on the city intensified For much of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Daria was not afraid of the shelling. Even on nights of heavy bombardment, the 27-year-old could sleep through the explosions in her apartment in Kyiv. Like many Ukrainians, she relied on the "two-wall rule": staying safe by keeping two walls between herself and the outside world. But this year that has changed. In recent months, Russia has scaled up the intensity and frequency of its attacks against the Ukrainian capital. In the first 10 days of July alone, the Russians launched dozens of ballistic missiles in three major attacks, killing nearly 60 civilians, according to official figures. Similar large scale attacks took place in August and September. A BBC Verify analysis of government figures found Kyiv is now suffering more daily air raid alerts than at any time since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. It was during an attack one night in May that Daria realised she no longer felt safe in her home. She and her boyfriend were in the corridor of their ninth-floor apartment, watching a boxing match, as explosions went off around them, the blast waves causing the windows to repeatedly slam open and shut. When the fight ended, "there was no longer anything to distract me," Daria says. "That's when I realised I was really scared." At first, she thought she would start using a nearby bomb shelter during attacks. But in June, when a young mother was killed running to a shelter in Kyiv, Daria decided she needed to leave the city altogether. She returned to her family's country house, 30km (18.6 miles) away in Romankiv, and now spends a total of four hours a day commuting to and from Kyiv, where she works in the defence sector. Ukraine State Emergency Service / A photo from the State Emergency Service shows the impact of a Russian strike in July Daria's experience is far from unique. Residents in Kyiv who say they had got used to Russia's missile and drone strikes have told the BBC World Service the renewed intensity of the attacks is making them rethink how they live their lives. Previously, Ukraine's air-defence network and military intelligence gave residents a degree of predictability. Large-scale attacks could often be detected in advance, allowing people to spend the night in shelters, leave the city or take other precautions. But since the summer, Russia has changed its tactics. It has relied less on aircraft, whose movements can be spotted ahead of time, and more on ballistic missiles that travel at tremendous speed and provide little warning. Air-raid alerts sometimes begin only moments before impact, or even simultaneously with the first explosions. Daria can see her nearest shelter from the window of her apartment, which she still rents. Even so, it takes around 10 minutes to reach it. During a ballistic attack, she might have just four minutes' warning or less, she says. She decided to leave Kyiv in June after holidaying abroad this summer and seeing people living "normal" lives. Since then, she has only spent one night in Kyiv. Ballistic missiles are difficult to detect in advance Yet, for many, leaving is not an option. Sixty-two-year-old Olha Vlasova lives on the seventh floor of a high-rise apartment block with her 98-year-old mother, Nadia Tsybina. Despite her age, Nadia remains intensely engaged with the world. From her bed she follows events in Ukraine and abroad, discussing everything from US President Donald Trump's policies, to anti-corruption protests in Kyiv, and the Epstein files. She's also learned that she can often tell, simply by listening, whether a Russian missile or drone has been intercepted or has reached its target. This summer, she says she has heard fewer interceptions. "It's upsetting when there's nothing to shoot them down with," Nadia says. "I can hear them firing with whatever they've got, rifles, machine guns." BBC News Ukraine / Nadia, 98, continues to follow world events closely from her bed BBC News Ukraine / Olha has taken to placing a mattress by the window to protect her and her mother from flying glass With Nadia confined to her bed, she and Olha cannot go to a shelter, however serious an attack is. Instead, as soon as an air-raid siren sounds, Olha covers her mother with a blanket, pushes a mattress into their window frame, and then hides in a wardrobe which puts two walls between her and outside. Nadia places a pillow over her head to protect her face from flying glass. Once in her wardrobe, Olha will often stay awake watching the news all night. "They come in, they bomb us," Nadia says. "You haven't even had time to fall asleep, and there's another alert. They come again, they shoot them down again. And it goes on all night. "People don't sleep, and then they walk around like zombies." Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images / The new academic year in Kyiv began with many students attending classes in shelters as an air raid alert was in effect in the morning An increase in daytime attacks means life in Kyiv is now interrupted by air raid sirens day and night. At the beginning of September, when children returned to school after the summer break, there were dozens of air raid alerts, followed by explosions and fires. According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, two children were injured in attacks on 31 August. As a result, many children stayed at home, while others spent hours in the basements of schools and kindergartens. Reuters / Commuters in Kyiv have become accustomed to long wait times as the metro is disrupted. When the sirens sound, it also affects businesses and transport. Shopping centres close and above-ground metro stations suspend operations, often severing public transport links between Kyiv's Left and Right Banks, on either side of the Dnieper River, for hours at a time. New metro operating rules during air raid alerts are being introduced in an attempt to improve t

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中文标题： 四分钟预警远远不够：俄罗斯新导弹战术让基辅居民疲惫不堪

俄罗斯加大对基辅的导弹和无人机袭击，弹道导弹预警时间短，有时仅四分钟甚至与爆炸同时发生。居民称过去能预测大规模袭击，如今被迫改变生活方式，有人搬离基辅，有人因无法离开而继续留守。

  • 情报分类：综合情报
  • 分类依据：俄乌冲突下基辅民生与安全新闻，归综合。
  • 信息来源：英语新闻 / BBC News Top Stories
  • 发布时间：2026/9/19 07:03:38