The President instructed the Prime Minister to develop a free travel program and a reserve of buses for Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky 8 November, following a coordination meeting on eliminating the consequences of Russian strikes, instructed Prime Minister Koretsky to present a program for free public transport travel in Kyiv and to increase the number of buses. The meeting also reviewed proposals for additional transport schemes for the capital.

This was reported by KV, citing a post by President Volodymyr Zelensky on social media.

According to the President, at the meeting on 8 November, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the National Security and Defense Council presented options for backup transport schemes for the capital.

“The necessary number of vehicles is being worked out, as well as reorganization of traffic in certain parts of Kyiv,” added Volodymyr Zelensky.

In addition, the President instructed the Prime Minister to “present a program of free travel on city surface transport and a sufficient reserve of buses for Kyiv.”

The Head of State also heard reports on the situation in Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Pavlohrad, and a number of frontline communities.

Recall that in Kyiv, as a result of a massive Russian attack on the night of 7 November, the Northern Bridge was damaged. Because of this, public transport routes that pass over the structure were temporarily redirected to the Podil bridge crossing.

On 7 November, following the meeting on the consequences of the Russian strike, the President instructed the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), together with the relevant agencies and the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA), to prepare backup transport connection schemes in Kyiv.