10 rules that will help you survive in war

Until war knocked on the door of every Ukrainian, many of us never thought about the importance and necessity of knowledge about survival under blockades, street fighting and shelling. What to do if there is a danger that a front will pass through your locality? Why are unprepared basements and cellars not the best places for storage? How to prepare an apartment for shelter during bombing? How to properly seal windows and mirrors and what to do with traumatic objects in the room? Where is it better to stay during hostilities - in a big city or a small village? What is safer - an apartment building or a private one? All these questions are now worrying millions of Ukrainians who are forced to confront the Russian occupiers, who have unleashed an aggressive war against Ukraine and its civilians.

Fortunately, in the Ukrainian Instagram space there was a person who knows first-hand about survival during military operations. We are talking about the author of the bezdomnie.ua project, a volunteer from Kyiv, who asks to be called Niki, wanting to maintain anonymity. For several years now, he has been covering the topic of homeless people daily on his Instagram page and helping people in trouble, and is also the author and developer of the concept of two walls and other safety rules for civilians that help survive shelling and street battles.

Niki develops all the rules based on her more than 12 years of experience in hot spots in Africa and the Middle East, as well as taking into account 52 visits to the “gray zone” of Donbass since 2014. His recommendations, which saved the lives of more than one thousand civilians, are distributed and broadcast by the Ministry of Defense, the National Security and Defense Council, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as all official TV channels of Ukraine.

So, here are ten simple rules of survival in war that you should remember and strictly follow.

Rules of life to follow during war

1. Do not panic!
2. Do not go down into basements and other places not suitable for sheltering bombardments.
3. Follow the rules of two walls that should separate you from the street (the first takes the blow, the second – its consequences).
4. Do not go near windows or take photographs of explosions.
5. Monitor your mobile phone's charge level.
6. Monitor the amount of provisions prepared and, if necessary, replenish food and water supplies, which should be enough for two weeks.
7. Do not go outside during curfews and street battles.
8. Do not turn on the lights at night so as not to attract the attention of looters.
9. Try to sleep, eat and drink enough water so as not to deplete the body.
10. Stay humane and help the homeless.

Find even more useful information and tips on surviving during war on the Instagram page @bezdomnie.ua .

Take care of yourself and your loved ones! Glory to Ukraine and its heroes!