Укриття за три місяці

30.10.2026, 09:20◉ 03 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

Бізнеси без укриттів під час тривог зачинятимуться. Держава дала собі на облаштування сховищ вісім років, підприємцям – три місяці.

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In the first half of September, Kyiv spent almost 100 hours under air alarm in two weeks, that is, an average of about seven hours a day. For acoffee shop that runs from eight in the morning to eight in the evening, that's more than half the business day.

Until now, at such hours, the business could work under the terms of a collective agreement. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No.1092 of September 4, 2026 allows only those who have shelter or a safe space to work during the "yellow" alarm, that is, the threat of drones.

The idea is correct: people should not be left under attack for the sake of bargaining. However, to understand why this rule won't work, it's worth looking at the numbers.

This is where the problems begin that the entrepreneur cannot solve by himself. The first – what is considered a safe space in the building, is determined by the balance holder, not the tenant. The second is that the permissible pressure of the blast wave is set separately by the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff.

Details

Most small business premises were built according to standards that did not require shelters. The tenant cannot break through the wall or reinforce the overlap without the owner's consent, and the owner is not even required to respond to the letter.

Context

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in November 2025 there were 62 thousand shelters in Ukraine. The state strategy envisages that the provision will reach 91% only in 2034, and they are built primarily in schools and hospitals.

Since the beginning of 2022, only four newly built facilities have been added to the fund of protective structures. The basis of the fund is more than 4.3 thousand of the simplest shelters, often without seats, light and normal sanitary conditions.

What's next

The state, having a budget, contractors and its own buildings, is moving slowly. However, the state expects an entrepreneur with a rented premises to do it in 90 days and at their own expense.

A safe space is not an auxiliary that the supervisor has called safe. Experts describe the basic rule as follows: at least two capital walls should separate the premises from the outer perimeter of the building. It should not have windows and glass partitions, but also need water, a first-aid kit and autonomous light.