Concerns around civilian safety have spiked in Ukraine, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country's air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after Russian missiles allegedly killed a woman in Kyiv as she waited outside a shuttered shelter.

An air-raid warning was issued throughout Ukraine on the night of 3-4 June, and air defence systems were activated. Source: an air-raid warning map Details: The air-raid warning was issued in the capital at 01:48.

The Ukrainian interior ministry said that of the “over 4,800” shelters it inspected, 252 were locked and a further 893 “unfit for use.”

KYIV, Ukraine >> Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country’s air-raid shelters locked or unusable,