Better safe than sorry!
Texas-based doomsday bunker company has seen a huge jump in sales since then Russia declared war and invaded Ukraine last week.
The owner of Rising S Bunkers, which sells survival shelters ranging from a “mini bunker” for $ 39,500 to an “aristocratic” bunker for $ 8.35 million that seats up to 44 people, said sales “increased astronomically in the last few days “.
That’s what general manager Gary Lynch said The sun that demand has increased by 1,000 percent since Thursday. “I usually sell between two and six shelters a month – and winter is usually a quiet time for us.”
Lynch sold five on its own on Thursday, the first day of the invasion, and resorted to buying more supplies from a hardware store to keep up with rapidly growing demand.
“The phone hasn’t stopped ringing and we’re sending so many quotes,” he told the sun. The Texas-based company has received inquiries from around the world, including Italy, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Japan and Canada, as well as the United States. “Interest is not just isolated from the United States, it’s everywhere,” he said.
Lynch also said much of the interest in the doomsday bunkers came from customers who feared that Russia would expand its invasion to other countries outside Ukraine, which could spark a new world war.
The Texas-based Doomsday Bunker Company saw a huge jump in sales after Russia declared war and invaded Ukraine last week and has products that include daycare and laundry.
It can also include different styles and settings. General Manager Gary Lynch sold five units on his own on Thursday, the first day of the invasion, and resorted to buying more supplies from a hardware store to keep up with rapidly growing worldwide demand.
The hoppers can be customized to suit all types of aesthetics
The bunkers should not be made of ordinary steel and may have comfortable furniture and painted walls.
Many bunkers come with bunk beds to accommodate the maximum number of people
Some bunkers are equipped with luxury and have different sized pools
More expensive bunkers can also be equipped with a theater
The bunkers can have benches and armored doors for all needs
Lynch said their fears were justified, saying: “Just look at what’s happening. [Vladimir Putin] threatens nuclear war, saying it would be something the world has never seen.
“The world saw Hiroshima. And if what they are threatening is worse than that, then we must all be worried, “he told the Sun.
This is not the first time the company has seen an increase in demand for their all-steel underground bunkers, assault facilities and bomb shelters, as the threat of nuclear war has increased in previous years, but Lynch said the situation in Ukraine was unprecedented and fears large.
“Don’t make fun of or criticize people who have legitimate fears,” Lynch said. “They want nothing more than to protect their loved ones in terrible, terrible times. The only way to prepare for failure is to not prepare.
The company’s bunkers are buried 11 feet underground and can be equipped with food growing rooms, fitness centers, elevators, swimming pools, saunas, theaters, shooting ranges, bowling allies, laundries and more.
According to Sun, customers range from professional athletes to celebrities, politicians and technology companies.
Rising S Bunkers has also sent security shelters in Ukraine to the national military since 2019. The shelters can be easily removed, according to the website.
The cheapest model is a $ 39,500 “mini bunker” that includes double bunk beds, a shower and a composting toilet.
The $ 85,500 model features four bunk beds and a double bed, as well as a combined TV / DVD and food storage
This 288,000 bunker has two double beds and two kings, as well as closets, a composting toilet and a painted interior.
A $ 1 million bunker called the Fortress, it can hold up to 42 bunk beds and 15 double beds and has 15 single bedrooms.
The most expensive bunker, Rising S Bunkers, retails for $ 8.35 million and can accommodate up to 44 people and features a gym, swimming pool, bowling alley, laundry room and more.
“Since the end of 2019, a contract has been signed with Rising S Company to create a number of quick-open shelters that can be built, then removed and relocated quickly,” the website said. “These shelters not only protect Ukrainian forces from Russian-led attacks by Putin, but can also help when positioning and strength are needed quickly and effectively.”
New explosions rocked Kyiv tonight after Russia was declared “barbaric” for bombing a TV tower near the Babin Yar Holocaust Memorial in Kyiv on the site of one of the largest single massacres of Jews during the Holocaust.
Several of the city’s neighborhoods are currently under attack, according to local reports. The Kyiv Independent reported at 11:29 a.m. local time that Russian bombs had struck Vishnevoe, a city outside the capital.
In addition, the Rusanovka, Kurenivka and Boyarka neighborhoods – as well as the area near Kyiv International Airport – are said to be under attack. Rusanovka in particular is very central.
A powerful explosion was also reported in Bila Tserkva, a city in the Kiev region, when a duel depot was attacked, according to UNIAN.
The locations of the reported attacks suggest that Russian forces are approaching tonight from various parts of the capital, especially from the west. They come as a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy inches closer to Kyiv.
The bunkers are buried 11 feet underground to protect maximum safety
The bunkers are also made of steel and can be shipped anywhere in the world
According to a British correspondent in the city, new explosions were heard around 10.50 local time. “Sounds of loud explosions in #Kiev right now,” tweeted journalist Sarah Firth.
Elsewhere, at least three people were killed and 10 houses destroyed in an air strike in the city of Zhytomyr – about 85 miles west of Kyiv – at 10:16 p.m., according to Ukraine’s emergency services. More may have been trapped in the rubble, state emergency services said in a tweet.
Earlier, explosions erupted around the 1,300-foot television tower in the capital, built near the gorge, where nearly 34,000 Jews were killed by SS troops in two days in 1941 during Adolf Hitler’s campaign against the Soviet Union.
At least two major explosions were seen near the foot of the tower, about three miles from downtown Kyiv, at about 5:30 p.m. The first rocket hit the TV tower, but the second hit the memorial.
At least five people were killed in the latest attack, which came hours after Russia told Ukrainian civilians to evacuate because it was on the verge of bombing “strategic” targets. The footage of the immediate aftermath of the explosions shows bodies on the streets below.
It was not immediately clear whether the tower was the target of the strikes or whether they were aimed at nearby buildings. The tower remained upright, but several state broadcasts stopped.
Smoke rises around Kyiv’s main TV tower after several explosions near its base on Tuesday afternoon
Smoke is seen rising from Kyiv’s main TV tower after being hit by Russian bombs Tuesday afternoon.