Kyiv metro resumes operation after brief halt following Russian strike on energy facility

The mayor of Kyiv has reported a strike on an energy facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district. The metro briefly suspended operations, but train traffic was quickly restored.

Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram; Oksana Nykyforuk, spokesperson for the Kyiv Metro, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda

Quote from Klitschko: "An energy facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district has been hit. Emergency services are heading to the scene."

Details: Meanwhile, users on local social media platforms reported that the metro and funicular had stopped running.

The metro's press service told Ukrainska Pravda that trains had indeed stopped, but this only lasted a few minutes.

Quote from Nykyforuk: "Services were temporarily suspended due to a power cut, but the metro is running again and services have been restored. The disruption lasted about five minutes while the system switched to a backup power supply."

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