A Russian attack damaged the exits of the Virlytsia metro station
In Kyiv, the exits from the underground passage at the “Virlytsia” metro station were damaged as a result of a Russian attack on the night of August 1. The stained-glass windows were cracked, and parts of the polycarbonate roofing were torn and ripped off. Despite the damage, the station is operating as usual.
According to the Kyiv City State Administration, the exits from the underground passage near the station were specifically targeted during the attack. The stained-glass windows there cracked, and the polycarbonate roofing sustained serious damage: some sections were torn, while others were ripped off.
At the same time, the “Virlytsia” metro station itself opened on schedule and continued to operate as usual. “Despite the damage, the station opened on schedule and is operating as usual. The safety of passenger transport and train operations is fully ensured,” the Kyiv City State Administration noted.
The city administration also reported that on the night of August 1, during an air raid alert, nearly 9,500 people took shelter at the capital’s metro stations. The Kyiv Metro is traditionally used as a shelter during Russian attacks. Passengers may remain at stations during an air raid alert as long as the threat of strikes persists. This was reported by the Kyiv City State Administration.
On the night of August 1, drones attacked several temporarily occupied cities in Ukraine. According to reports from monitoring Telegram channels, fires broke out in Zuhres, Berdiansk, Luhansk, Dolzhansk, and Sevastopol following the strikes.
As a reminder, the Russian online marketplace Ozon evacuated employees from its logistics center in Zelenodolsk (Tatarstan) due to the threat of attacks by Ukrainian drones. After the alert ended, the warehouse resumed normal operations.
On the morning of July 31, drones attacked a warehouse complex in Zelenodolsk (Tatarstan, Russian Federation), where the logistics facilities of the Ozon and Wildberries marketplaces are located. Following this, a number of Ukrainian sources reported that strikes on Ozon warehouses might continue.
