Subway operation resumed in Kharkiv after blackout

Subway operation resumed in Kharkiv after blackout

Ukrinform
After a blackout caused by Russian strikes, the subway has resumed operation in Kharkiv, with trains running every 20 minutes.

Mayor Ihor Terekhov announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reported.

"Our power engineers have done the seemingly unimaginable, and we have been able to launch the subway. The subway is running on all lines, with a 20-minute interval. I thank all those involved, both power engineers and transport workers, for their excellent work!" the mayor wrote.

Read also: Energy supply situation most challenging in Kharkiv

As the press service of the city council clarified to the agency's correspondent, ground electric transport is not yet running.

As reported, on March 22, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv and the region with S-300 and Iskander-M missiles. As a result of the attacks on the energy infrastructure, the city was left without power.

Since March 25, blackout schedules have been implemented in Kharkiv and some districts of the region.

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-