Upon hearing a long, protracted siren, all citizens at home should turn on their radios, learn the location of the nearest bomb shelter, and inform their neighbors. They should then close all their windows, turn off the gas and water supply at the mains, gather up necessities including personal medication, and walk without panicking to the shelter indicated. Those not at home should take shelter in the city's cavernous underground metro system.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Nervous Kyiv authorities post civil defense notices, and then take them down
One of the notices in Kyiv instructing residents how to react in the event of a military emergency.
