A proposal has been made in Kyiv to cut the number of public transportation vehicles in half

A petition has been posted on the Kyiv City Council’s website proposing a 50% reduction in the capital’s public transit fleet. The author of the initiative, Andriy Mashkov, cites rising fuel prices and the need to conserve budget funds during the war as reasons for this measure. 

Reducing the fleet of buses, trolleybuses, and trams could lead to longer wait times and significant overcrowding of the transit system during rush hour. Signatures are currently being collected, and 6,000 signatures are required for the petition to be considered by Kyiv City Council members.

Source: the petition page.

After the fare increase on Kyiv’s public transit system, passengers began reporting unusual charges on their bank cards. Instead of the standard 30 hryvnias per metro ride, some people were charged 38 hryvnias, and in isolated cases, the amount reached 76 or even 90 hryvnias.

The Lukyanivska metro station in Kyiv has resumed operations following the Russian attack.