The Transparent Cities program analyzed how local governments inform residents about civil defense facilities.

Analysts found that 68 out of 70 cities published data on shelters. Only 57 cities (by 11% more than the last year) updated the lists of protective structures. However, in the second year of the war, all city councils must provide updated data at least once every 6 months.

There are no official lists compiled by city councils in Zhovti Vody and Horishni Plavni (they are published on the State Emergency Service websites). 11 city councils provide outdated information about shelters on their websites. Among the cities where lists have not been updated, there are those that are constantly subject to Russian attacks. Instead, the maps of Odesa and Lviv city councils can be considered exemplary.

Since there is no single information platform for publishing a list of shelters, city councils often limit themselves to lists on their websites or the Open Data Portal, and most use interactive Google Maps. More and more city councils are integrating information about shelter facilities into geoportals and mobile applications.

In general, city authorities should properly inform residents about shelters. That is, they should indicate not only the address, but also the category, capacity, owner, availability of electricity and water supply, etc.

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