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‘Everything Happens Under Rockets’: How Ukrainian Musicians Are Taking Shows Underground

Ukrainian electro-folk duo ONUKA on how they're able to keep touring during the war with Russia — by playing underground shelters and staying safe.

Now, due to a recent wartime directive, they must remain inside their home country — so the band boards trains and buses to gigs at underground shelters, as well as buildings near metro stations, in case Russian missile attacks interrupt the music. So ONUKA is performing closer to its Kyiv home, readying a new album, the long-delayed Ukrainian Constructivism, for release next month, and spending more time with the couple’s children, 4-year-old Alex and 1-year-old Lina. In Kharkiv, all cultural events take place exclusively in venues that have shelters — no theaters or concert halls operate unless they provide a safe space.

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