Kharkiv Wants to Maintain Free Public Transportation for Residents After the War
Kharkiv city officials are considering the possibility of maintaining free public transportation even after the full-scale war ends. Mayor Ihor Terekhov made this statement in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
According to the mayor, free public transit for Kharkiv residents will remain in effect as long as the city is able to finance it. Terekhov also suggested that this practice could continue even after the war ends.
“After the war, we’ll see how we can ensure that Kharkiv residents who have survived the horrors of war continue to have free transit. We’ll try,” he said.
The mayor noted that the cost of energy and transportation services is rising; however, in his opinion, raising fares could place a serious financial burden on some residents.
“How can someone earning 3,500 hryvnias a month afford a 30-hryvnia fare? How often do they ride public transit? Should they just walk instead?” Terekhov asked.
Earlier, the mayor acknowledged that providing free public transit requires significant expenditures from Kharkiv’s budget, but city authorities do not plan to abandon this practice.
In Kharkiv, free public transportation—including the metro, trams, and trolleybuses—has been in effect since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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