Kharkiv Residents Developed Underground Apartment Project

The initiative to build autonomous underground bomb shelters was named “Skhov”, which means “den” or “shelter” in Ukrainian.

Oleksandr Chyrva had the idea of ​​building a comfortable bomb shelter when he had to constantly hide during the daily shellings of Kharkiv.

“During the massive shelling of the city, my wife, who was pregnant at the time, and I went down to the basement of our house. But in a few days, we realized that it was even more dangerous there than at home behind two walls. After all, if a building falls on this old basement, there will be no way out,” said Chyrva in an interview with mc.today.

He turned to his business colleagues Oleksii Suslin and Tymur Feyzulaiev, who were in the same situation. Together they were engaged in the production of metal constructions and structures. That is how the idea of ​​the project was born.

The main goal of “Skhov” is to create a safe space that has all the attributes of everyday life, combined with a high level of protection. Moreover, the facility is completely autonomous and provides all the conditions to be independent of the outside world for a long time. For additional security, the bomb shelter has two exits.

The basic equipment of an underground apartment is designed for three people and includes a bathroom, a kitchen, and a bedroom. The bunkers are connected to the water supply network, sewage system, and power grid and include a ventilation system.

“For designing each system and construction, specialists were involved. In general, the development and design process took seven months. “Skhov” withstands a direct hit of a 152 mm artillery projectile. As an option, a deeper location of the bunker and a thicker protective plate that can withstand a direct hit by a ballistic missile are offered,” says Chyrva.

Depending on the amount of food and drinking water supplies, one can live comfortably in a bunker from one week to a month. The cost of such accommodation starts from UAH 2.5 million (~$68000).

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