Kyiv Metro

Thousands of Kyiv residents seek shelter in the capital’s metro stations amid mass Russian attack

Thousands of Kyiv residents rushed to air raid shelters and metro stations as Russian forces launched a massive combined strike against Ukraine, mainly targeting the capital overnight on June 2.

2 June, 02:35 PM

A market and shopping center were destroyed and the metro was damaged as a result of the strike on Kyiv

Kyiv’s Lukianivska metro station was temporarily closed for repairs after Russia’s massive overnight attack on the capital on May 24 damaged the station’s above-ground entrance hall, the Kyiv City State Administration reported.

24 May, 09:44 AM

Public transport prices may rise nearly fourfold in July

Kyiv authorities announced on May 8 that public transport fares in the capital will rise nearly fourfold, with a single trip expected to cost UAH 30 ($0.74) instead of the current UAH 8 ($0.20).

19 May, 05:02 PM

Man dies outside Kyiv metro station after workers allegedly refused to bring defibrillator

A man died outside the Politekhnichnyi Instytut metro station in Kyiv on May 8 after bystanders performing CPR were allegedly denied access to a defibrillator kept inside the station three times, according to Masha Nazarova, a medical instructor and co-founder of the ReaniMetro initiative, who described the incident on Facebook.

9 May, 09:28 PM

$42 million to repair Kyiv metro tunnel

The estimate for a major overhaul of the tunnel between Tarasa Shevchenka and Pochaina stations on the Kyiv Metro is UAH1.84 billion ($42 million), Kyiv City State Administration said on March 30.

31 March, 01:33 AM

Kharkiv metro fully operational, Kyiv starts infrastructure restoration

The Kharkiv metro has resumed passenger service, with train traffic restored on all three lines — Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska, Saltivska and Oleksiivska — the municipal Kharkiv Metro operator said on Jan. 31.

31 January, 04:38 PM

Kyiv metro resumes normal operations after power outage

Kyiv’s metro system resumed normal operations on all three lines on Jan. 31 after earlier suspensions caused by emergency power outages, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported.

31 January, 04:20 PM

Power outage halts metro trains in Kyiv and Kharkiv

Metro train service was suspended in both Kyiv and Kharkiv on Jan. 31 because of a loss of voltage and insufficient power supply from external sources, city and utility officials reported.

31 January, 11:27 AM

Kyiv metro damage: City trains offer alternate link from left bank, says Ukrzaliznytsia

Residents on Kyiv’s left bank can reach the right bank using Kyiv City Express trains while the metro works to restore track sections damaged by a Russian strike in Dniprovskyi District, national rail company Ukrzaliznytsia said.

6 June 2025, 10:42 AM

Russian attack shatters Kyiv’s metro station again - Photos

Kyiv’s Lukianivska underground station was damaged for the fifth time since the start of the full-scale Russian aggression, the capital’s Metro reported on Facebook on April 24 after another massive combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight.

24 April 2025, 02:00 PM

Military official explains Kyiv's significant damage after missile strikes

Ukraine's air defense forces shot down both ballistic missiles fired by Russian troops at Kyiv, with one destroyed at low altitude, likely causing significant damage, Yurii Ihnat, head of the Air Force Command's communications department, told RBC-Ukraine on Jan. 18.

18 January 2025, 04:04 PM

Shattered metro, scorched streets: Inside Russia’s missile strike on Kyiv’s Lukianivska station

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district early on Jan. 18 damaged the entrance to the Lukianivska metro station, a McDonald’s restaurant, other buildings, and vehicles, NV.ua photojournalist Serhii Okunev reported after visiting the site shortly after the strike.

18 January 2025, 09:29 AM

Kyiv Metro ex-chief Brahinsky used fake medical document to flee Ukraine

The former head of Kyiv Metro left Ukraine using a forged military medical commission document, Hromadske reported on Jan. 16.

16 January 2025, 01:55 PM

Crowds form in Kyiv subway during morning air alarm

Long lines formed in the Kyiv subway due to a morning air alarm, Suspilne reported on Nov. 21.

21 November 2024, 11:07 AM

Kyiv metro restarts operations after extended air alarm, delays expected

The Kyiv Metro resumed normal passenger service after a lengthy air alert, with trains running every 10 minutes, Kyiv City State Administration said on Nov. 7.

7 November 2024, 12:48 PM

$193 million cost overrun in Kyiv Metro extension, audit shows

Extending Kyiv’s subway network to the Vynohradar district will cost UAH 8 billion ($193 million) more than initially planned, the State Audit Service announced on Sept. 23.

24 September 2024, 01:02 AM

Kyiv metro reopens after air alert, long lines and traffic delays follow — video

Following a nine-hour air alert in Kyiv, metro service will return to normal within one to one and a half hours, the Kyiv City State Administration reported on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 10:18 AM

Sviatoshyn metro station operating normally despite damage — KMDA

The Sviatoshyn metro station in Kyiv remains operational despite sustaining damage to its glass structures from a Russian strike on Sept. 2, the Kyiv City State Administration (KMDA) reported.

2 September 2024, 12:15 PM

Kyiv subway repairs nearly complete — Mayor Klitschko

The repairs on the tunnel section between Demiivska and Lybidska subway stations in Kyiv are almost complete, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on Aug. 30.

31 August 2024, 02:03 AM

Kyiv metro resumes service after sheltering thousands in overnight attack

Almost 11,500 people sought shelter in Kyiv’s metro stations in a mass overnight Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, the city’s military administration reported on July 31.

31 July 2024, 12:41 PM

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