For a Ukrainian village devastated by Russian fire almost from the start of the war, Soviet bunkers built to withstand a nuclear attack have proven a lifeline for residents who have spent much of the past year living in them
The village, population 935 before the invasion, is now home to around 50 people. Up to 30 of them live underground in Luch's two nuclear shelters and a basement.
After the Russians retreated, the bunker's residents found an electrician to connect it to power lines. A wood stove heats the two-room bunker, furnished with a double bed and three single beds lined side-by-side.
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