Zelensky spoke about free rides in Kyiv's urban ground transportation

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made an important statement for Kyiv. He instructed Prime Minister Serhiy Kerner to submit a program of free travel in urban ground transportation and to ensure a sufficient reserve of buses for the city.

It was said: “It is important that the government prepare concrete measures to support the uninterrupted and guaranteed accessible operation of urban ground transport in the face of metro breakdowns or bridge challenges across the Dnipro.” It is added that at the selector, the Dnipropetrovsk region was discussed first. It is noted: “Restoration work continues after strikes today. Dnipro, Pavlohrad, Kamianske, other cities and communities in the region. At the top of electricity outages, more than 600 thousand subscribers—people, enterprises, critical infrastructure—were without power. Electricity supply is gradually being restored. In addition, it is noted that there were also reports on the situation in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and other frontline communities.”

It is reported: “Separately — about the challenges in Kyiv. The Prime Minister, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, and the Minister of Internal Affairs presented options for backup transport schemes for the capital. The necessary number of vehicles and reorganization of traffic in certain parts of Kyiv are being worked out.” It is reported that separately tasks were set for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the diplomatic team of the Office of the President ahead of international events in the coming weeks. It is summarized: “We are preparing new packages of energy support for Ukraine and additional financial instruments to support Ukrainians this winter.” Earlier Zelensky made an important statement regarding transport in Kyiv.