"The sky should be calm for our children and grandchildren," said grandmother Nina Zer, 69, who took refuge in a metro station in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv under the Russian attack.

The subway in Kyiv became a refuge for those fleeing Russia's war on Ukraine (Anatolia)

The people of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, which has been subjected to repeated attacks and raids by Russia, left their homes and resorted to places they believe are safer, such as shelters, metro stations and parking lots, while the Kyiv municipality announced that the number of people who took refuge in the metro reached 15,000.

The grandmother, Nina Zer, was one of the citizens who took refuge in the subway station for protection from the attacks of the Russian army on her country's capital.

A Ukrainian woman spends her time reading in the subway (Anatolia)

So we live in peace!

Zer, who is in the metro station, 250 meters underground, said her father was in the vanguard of the Soviet Union's army during World War II.

"My father fought valiantly so that we could live in peace, he lost his leg near Budapest and came back from the war without a leg so that we may be at peace," added Zeer, who could not hold back her tears.

A Ukrainian family with their dog in the subway in Kyiv (Anatolia)

Here and there…

She indicated that she resorted to the subway station with 800 other people, to take cover from the Russian bombing of Kyiv, pointing out that she has a sister and nieces who live in Russia.

She added, "They were born here but went to work in Russia where they still live. They bought a house there and can't go back here. They don't actually know that Russia is killing us.. We want the world to help us and save us by stopping this war. We must May the sky above us be calm so that our children and grandchildren can grow.”

Residents of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, take shelters from the subway stations from Russian attacks (Anatolia)

There are hungry people in Kyiv

Zer, whose eyes reflected tiredness of tension and fear, told Anadolu Agency that some residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, especially those who could not go to shelters and stayed in their apartments, were starving in the midst of Russia's war on Ukraine.

She reported that her neighbor, who was born in 1934 and also witnessed the Second World War, asked for a little bread, indicating that she is now seeking to deliver bread to her elderly neighbor.

She stated that she spent her first week in the metro station, thanking the Kyiv municipality for the food aid it provided 3 times a day to people in shelters and metro stations.

Zeer explained that she takes care of her bedridden husband, and said: My husband was born in 1940. He is bedridden.

I take care of him and feed him, calling on the world to help Ukraine by stopping Russia's war against her country.

Ukrainian families wish to return to their homes as soon as possible (Anatolia)

Children cry because they are in danger

Ukrainian national Olga, one of those who took shelter in the metro station with her 4-year-old daughter Alisa and her mother, said they were very afraid and the children were crying because they were feeling in danger.

Olga indicated that she wished everyone would return to their homes and the war would end, and added: We need humanitarian and military assistance to stop this attack. Innocent people are being killed in the streets.

And I want the war to stop as soon as possible.

While the daughter, Alyssa, said: There were sounds of explosions and bullets everywhere. We stayed in the subway for 6 days.

Sometimes we go out to get water or food.

The streets are ruined and frightening.

Mother of 3 daughters: We have been here since the first day of the war and we have been sitting in the subway since then (Anatolia)

It saddens me to see our children here

In turn, Svetlana, a mother of 3 daughters, said: "We've been here since the first day of the war and we've been in the subway ever since."

She explained that she is a "Russian-speaking Ukrainian", and that she spends her time in the subway with her children and her dog.

Svetlana pointed out that the atmosphere outside is terrifying, and that they hear explosions from time to time near the metro station, and said: "Many people were injured in the explosions, and I helped them. The atmosphere outside is very frightening, and it saddens me to see our children sitting here (Metro). tunnels).

Children sleeping in the subway to escape Russia's war on Ukraine (Anatolia)

"I want to tell (Russian President) Putin that we do not need to be liberated, we are already free. We want peace and a return to our homes," she said.

On February 24, Russia started the war on Ukraine, followed by angry international reactions and the imposition of severe economic and financial sanctions on Moscow.

According to United Nations figures, at least 227 civilians have been killed and 525 wounded since the start of the war, while Ukrainian officials have put the death toll at more than 2,000.