Kyiv Metro

Photos show damage to Kyiv’s Chernihivska metro station after Russian strike

Russian forces struck the Chernihivska metro station in Kyiv on Oct. 19.

19 October, 12:24 PM

Trains resume on overground section of Kyiv's Green Line during yellow threat level

Kyiv has resumed train service on the above-ground section of its metro's Green Line during a yellow threat level. Before passenger service began, test trains made runs in both directions, the Kyiv City State Administration reported on Oct. 4.

4 October, 09:28 PM

PM Koretskyi urges Kyiv to refine new air raid alerts as public transit seizes up

Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi held an emergency meeting Monday evening, Sept. 7, with Cabinet ministers and Kyiv officials over a public transit crisis in the capital.

8 September, 02:49 AM

Kyiv to review bridge traffic restrictions during alerts

Kyiv’s Defense Council will review the rules governing traffic across the capital’s bridges during air-raid alerts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Aug. 31.

31 August, 05:55 PM

Kyiv Metro denies reports people were turned away during overnight attack as 56,000 sheltered

More than 56,000 people sheltered in Kyiv subway stations during a massive Russian attack on the capital overnight into July 30. Reports circulating online that some stations denied people entry are false, the Kyiv Metro said in a statement.

30 July, 03:50 PM

Kyiv resident describes tears after latest Kyiv attack

Russian forces struck Kyiv's Lukyanivka neighborhood again overnight into July 19, where residents had only just begun returning to normal life after the previous attack. Alla, a local who works nearby and lives a block from the impact site, described the aftermath in comments to Novyny.Live.

19 July, 02:11 PM

Record number of Kyiv residents sheltered in subway during massive Russian attack

More than 52,000 people took shelter in Kyiv subway stations during Russia's massive attack on the capital overnight into July 2, surpassing the previous record set after the June 16 strike, Kyiv Metro spokeswoman Oksana Nykyforuk said on the Kyiv24 TV channel.

2 July, 01:35 PM

Kyiv Metro denies plaster fell as Russian attack kills 13 in capital

Kyiv Metro said one of its stations was not damaged after Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv on July 2, denying reports that plaster had fallen from the ceiling.

2 July, 11:23 AM

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

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