Kyiv Metro halted amid disruptions to electricity and water supplies
Metro trains and escalators in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, have been temporarily suspended after power was lost from external supply centres. The city is also facing disruptions to electricity and water supplies.
Metro services and escalators in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, were temporarily suspended on 10 October after the system lost power from its external supply centres. The city is also dealing with disruptions to electricity and water supplies, which affect daily travel and basic utilities.
The information comes from the Kyiv City State Administration, the body that runs the city on behalf of the government. It said the electricity situation in Kyiv had worsened because an energy facility in Kyiv Oblast, the region surrounding the city, was damaged. The statement did not specify which facility was hit or what caused the damage.
Electric transport also affected
The lack of voltage in the grid has also temporarily stopped electric public transport. This applies to the Holosiivskyi district and parts of the Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Pecherskyi districts.
What happens next
The authorities say specialist crews are working to restore services. No timeframe was given for when metro trains might resume, when electricity and water supplies might return to normal, or when electric transport might start running again.
The metro is among the main forms of public transport in Kyiv, so its suspension together with the halt of electric transport in several districts makes it harder for residents to get around the city.
