Thread by @MonicaLMarks

Humanitarian & journalist contacts of mine in #Kyiv are bracing for severe assault on city w/in 48 hours. If you or loved ones are there pls understand the risks/ urgency: Unless you're prepared to fight & potentially die defending her, flee #Kyiv now. Time is of the essence.

If you're planning to stay in #Kyiv, though, be prepared to lock down for the assault. Here are some tips from friends working on ground there now in the humanitarian sector:

♦️Stock as much food as possible.
♦️Store as much water as possible. Fill bottles w/ water from bathtub now bc water might be shut off soon.
♦️Prepare candles & flashlights/ torches.
♦️Tape & secure windows as much as possible to prevent fragmentation of glass.

♦️Prepare ear protection for everyone especially kids
♦️Prepare things to distract kids from sound of explosions like music, toys & games (breaks my heart writing this 😔)
♦️Prepare large white sheet to drape from window to signal peaceful intentions

♦️Use that sheet if Russian troops are advancing into your neighborhood & write "civilians injured within" in Russian on door to flat/ entrance to your home
♦️Store power banks (electricity, like water, might be cut off)

♦️If you're caring for sick or injured ppl, keep wound dressings as sterile as possible. Keep patients' catheter clean. Sterilize w/ alcohol or boiled water & soap wash to prevent infection/ sepsis

Here's some thread I wrote on how to flee #Kyiv. Not sure if it'll still be valid tomorrow or next day, etc. so follow up-to-the minute local updates, Telegram, neighbours' word of mouth to double check.

My network & I will also do our best to verify each day if you @ or DM me.

https://twitter.com/monicalmarks/status/1499275199568662528

Here's a Telegram group for ppl leaving #Kyiv going west. It might help w/ up-to-minute updates, organising evacuation help etc.

t.me/Kyiv2West

If you know someone too disabled to evacuate #Kyiv by train or bus, DM me briefly explaining:
-how they can be moved
-their needs in transit
-their basic details (age, gender & passport nationality).

My network & I will do our best to help.

If I get more details or useful resourcesI can share publicly, I'll add them to this thread.

Pleading w/ everyone who wants to evacuate #Kyiv to do so *now* (or as soon as the night curfew lifts tomorrow provided that safety allows). Ppl on the ground fear window may be closing.

Another good tip re: preparing for #Kyiv assault. This one can apply to everyone in #Ukraine now:

♦️Email photos/scans of all important documents (inc passport, deeds, etc) to friends esp friends overseas. Original documents can easily be lost, forgotten or destroyed in attacks.

Wealth of useful advice here👇 too that could help folks in #Ukraine & #Kyiv brace for & protect themselves during urban warfare. By @nadeneghouri who lived for 7 yrs in Kabul, Afghanistan.