In Lviv, on the grounds of the Unbreakable Mothers centre, where internally displaced Ukrainian women with children live, the city has set up its first above-ground modular concrete shelter. The structure is designed for approximately 60 people and is already ready for use, according to LKP “Rembud”.
The shelter is a light-grey modular block with a rounded roof, side ventilation openings and metal doors. It is located in the open air on the centre’s territory, next to green plantings. All that remains is to arrange pedestrian paths leading to the entrance.
According to LKP “Rembud”, the shelter is specifically intended for pregnant displaced women and mothers with small children who have suffered because of the war. Inside, it provides the necessary conditions for staying during air-raid alerts: a toilet, an air-conditioning system, fire safety equipment and other basic facilities.
The construction of the modular shelter near the Unbreakable Mothers centre was financed from the city budget and through grant funds. The total cost of the project is UAH 3.9 million, of which UAH 1.3 million is a grant awarded for winning the New European Bauhaus Prize 2024 competition.
In parallel, the city continues to upgrade large shelters in different districts of Lviv. Renovation is currently under way at a shelter for 300 people on Solodova Street, where an old facility is being refurbished as part of the city programme for shelter repairs. This is already the seventh large shelter to be modernised in recent years.
Previously, Lviv had already renovated shelters at the following addresses:
- Horodotska Street — for 300 people;
- Pokhylii Street — for 200 people;
- Telihy Street — for 110 people;
- Kalicha Hora Street — for 350 people;
- Kharkivska Street — for 300 people;
- Shevchenka Street — for 200 people.
The city programme provides for further refurbishment of several similar shelters in order to increase the number of safe places for residents during air-raid alerts.