AI6YR BenI spent some time deep diving "emergency/disaster preparedness in case of war" and basically the only advice I was able to find in books and online was: "don't be where there is war - GTFO".
DianeLeaving is by far the best option.
I think after watching a bunch of Ukraine war footage, your next best option is find or make a hole to hide in.
Civilians often end up in subway systems or basements. Soldiers spend a lot of time making dugouts.
If you don't have a hole, get as far inside a building, and as far away from glass as you can.
https://kyivindependent.com/analysis-what-to-do-if-you-spot-an-iranian-shahed-drone/
If you're near the front line as a civilian, you're screwed. (If you're a soldier you're also screwed)
FPV drones with thermal vision is basically facing terminators.
It was bad enough Russia tried sending troops on multi day trips through abandoned gas pipes to try and avoid the drone attacks. Their soldiers got poisoned, and then bombed when they got out of the pipe.
What to do if you spot an Iranian Shahed drone
A feeling familiar to millions of Ukrainians was suddenly experienced across the Middle East over the weekend — the terror caused by Shahed drones flying overhead and smashing into buildings. Footage flooded social media as Iran launched drones and missiles in retaliatory strikes in response to the U.S.-Israeli bombardment that began on Feb. 28. "Welcome to the club, guys," Vladislav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president's representative on sanctions policy, told the Kyiv Independent when asked wha
As an example of holes.
Ukraine has had to start moving their schools underground.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/10/ukraine-youth-isolation/684365/
This is probably about as much fun as you can have before an air raid.
This Ukrainian set up home assistant to trigger alarms of different priorities based on the types of attacks he was scraping out of telegram channels.
