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A series of new rules linked to air-raid alerts and public safety will take effect in Kyiv on September 10, after being approved by the capital’s Defense Council.
Curfew shortened
Under a Cabinet decision, Kyiv’s curfew will be shortened by one hour, from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Public transport will also operate for an additional hour. The change will not affect the opening hours of restaurants, entertainment venues or shopping centers.
Since September 3, transit movement for oversized freight vehicles has also been permitted during curfew hours.
Four bus routes will operate from the Central Railway Station during the curfew.
Metro during air-raid alerts
Metro operations will depend on the level of the threat.
The green line (Syrets–Pecherska) will operate without restrictions during a yellow-level alert, including across the Southern Bridge between the right and left banks.
Under a red-level alert, service will be limited to two sections: Syrets–Vydubychi and Slavutych–Chervonyi Khutir.
The red line (Sviatoshyn–Brovarska) will continue operating in a limited underground section during any air-raid alert, between Akademmistechko and Arsenalna.
Bus route 1M will provide continuous service between Palats Sportu, Arsenalna and Lisova.
Kyiv authorities have only partially followed the Cabinet’s earlier recommendation to allow the metro to operate fully during yellow-level alerts.
Bridges across the Dnipro
Special procedures will also apply to several bridges.
On the Southern Bridge, traffic will be allowed during an alert, but there will be a 30-minute technical closure after an alert is declared and another 30-minute closure after it ends. Entry from Saperno-Slobidska and Mykhaila Boichuka streets will be completely restricted during alerts.
The Podilskyi–Voskresenskyi Bridge will operate under a similar 30-minute closure procedure and will also use reversible traffic.
The Darnytskyi, Northern, Paton and Metro bridges will operate normally without additional restrictions.
Businesses can remain open
Entertainment and sports events held outdoors or indoors without access to shelters are temporarily prohibited.
During yellow-level alerts, shopping centers, cafés and other businesses will be allowed to continue operating, provided they comply with government safety requirements and ensure access to shelters for employees and visitors.
Administrative service centers and social institutions will also continue operating. Existing safety procedures for schools and medical facilities remain unchanged.
Information about the current threat level is available in the Kyiv Digital app.
The new rules are being introduced in response to Russia’s changing attack tactics, including prolonged waves of jet-powered drones that have repeatedly caused lengthy air-raid alerts and disrupted the normal functioning of the capital.
