yiv's regional head of military said that the northern Ukrainian territory has prepared several hundred "special warehouses" in preparation for a potential nuclear attack from Russia.

Oleksiy Kuleba, head of Kyiv's regional military administration, said in an interview published Tuesday by the Ukrainian broadcasting channel Hromadske that the Ukrainian government was preparing for a "worst case scenario" as tensions continue to rise in the Russia-Ukraine war.

"The last eight months have taught us that anything can happen," Kuleba said, according to the report. "As an official, I am preparing for the worst case scenario, but I hope that everything will be fine."