Warsaw will spend 117 million zlotys (about 30 million dollars) on bomb shelters and other security measures in the next 2-3 years, the mayor of the Polish capital Rafal Tszaskowski said on Wednesday, as quoted by Reuters.
Despite the fact that the Polish government has assured the country’s citizens that the country’s membership in NATO is a guarantee against a Russian attack, the mayor of Warsaw said at a press conference he held on Tuesday that the war in neighboring Ukraine requires preventive measures. protection
“On our own initiative, we made an inventory of places that can be used as shelters,” Tszaskowski told reporters.
Underground parking lots, subway stations and other locations provide 7 million square meters of shelter that can be used in the event of airstrikes, he said.
“117 million [de zloți] improving security is money for the next 2-3 years, and we are ready to allocate more money for it,” said the mayor of Warsaw.
He also said that hospitals will be ready for threats, and city residents will be taught what to do in case of an emergency.
In 2022, after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Polish authorities announced that the fire service would check the condition of 62,000 bomb shelters across the country.
Source: Hot News
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