Taxi fares in Kyiv have risen sharply due to the ongoing state of emergency
On September 8, demand for taxis rose in Kyiv due to an air raid alert that lasted several hours. Because of restrictions on public transportation and problems with the metro, the cost of rides in the capital rose sharply.
Ride-hailing services (Uklon, Bolt) applied higher peak surcharges, causing fares to increase severalfold. The highest prices are observed on cross-city routes.
Specifically, a ride from Dragomanova Street to the Railway Station costs 825 UAH.
A ride from the “Lisova” metro station to Central Station will cost 670 UAH.
From Obolonskyi Avenue to Yulia Zdanovska Street (Holosiivskyi District), Bolt offers a ride for 669 UAH.
For the route from Volodymyr Ivasyuk Street to European Union Avenue (Vynohradar), the minimum price in the Uklon app is 415 UAH.
A shorter trip from Podil (Turivska Street) to the Central Station costs 300 UAH or more.
Even within a single district, prices remain high: a ride along Chervona Kalyna Avenue in Troieshchyna (near Lavrukhina Street) will cost at least 204 UAH.
Passengers also report long wait times for cars and traffic jams on the approaches to bridges, according to Glavkom.
“We’re seeing good results in shooting down cruise missiles, but it’s not easy with ballistic missiles,” Zelenskyy said.
On September 8, Russian troops struck a Kyiv–Sumy train with two “Shahed” missiles. The train had been stopped in advance, and passengers and crew members were evacuated following a warning from the Ukrzaliznytsia monitoring team.
As a reminder, fires broke out at industrial facilities in the Kyiv region due to the Russian attack.
Russia also launched a massive attack on Kyiv, killing and wounding civilians.
Later, rescue workers showed the aftermath of the strikes on Kyiv.
