Changes were made to the operation of the capital's ground public transport during the air alert - transport will not be stopped from March 21. The Kyiv Metro will operate in its usual mode for the time being.
This was reported by the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko.
He noted that starting March 21, Kyiv's public transport - both municipal and private - will operate according to new rules:
- During an air raid, vehicles stop at shelters along the route.
- Passengers who wish will be able to leave the cabin at will and go to the shelter.
- Drivers inform about the possibility of further movement and after disembarking, the transport continues along the route.
"At the same time, the protocol of the Kyiv Defense Council states that the driver also has the right to decide to go to shelter during an air raid," the Kyiv City State Administration explains.
"Corresponding changes will be made to the job descriptions of drivers, " Tkachenko points out. " This is not just a change in the rules - it is a logical and necessary step towards the normal functioning of the city. Kyiv must move! Finally."
As for the operation of the metro, it will operate in the same mode. That is, the movement of trains on the ground part of the metro will remain limited during the announcement of the air alert.
As Apostrophe previously reported, on the morning of Tuesday, March 18, an air raid alert was sounded in Kyiv due to a drone threat. After air defenses responded, the drone's debris fell onto the school grounds.
Rescuers eliminated the consequences of the fall of the Russian drone debris and showed photos of the UAV.