Ukrzaliznytsia warns train service won't stabilize for at least another day
Train delays continue across Ukraine because of prolonged air raid alerts and Russian attacks. Delays are gradually easing, but Ukrzaliznytsia does not expect service to fully stabilize for at least another day, the railway's press service said.
Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine's state-owned railway operator, warned that train service delays will not stabilize for at least another day. Air raid alerts and Russian attacks have caused prolonged disruptions to train schedules across the country. While long-distance trains have not been canceled, passengers on some routes will need to transfer for the final leg of their journey.
The transfers aim to expedite the return of cars and locomotives to service and reduce overall delays. Trains departing from Przemysl, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Lviv have experienced significant delays on the morning of August 28. Station lounges, which are usually fee-based, will be free for passengers until the morning of August 29.
The lounges are closed during air raid alerts. To help passengers delayed by more than five hours, Ukrzaliznytsia and World Central Kitchen are providing free snacks. These provisions are distributed to individuals who must spend additional time in transit. Russian forces launched a sustained attack on Ukraine overnight on August 28, targeting cities including Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Odesa.
Air raid alerts were declared in Kyiv nine times since 11:55 p.m. on August 27. Trains in several oblasts were delayed by over 10 hours due to a major Russian assault. In Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, a school building suffered extensive damage, while debris fell in a courtyard between residential buildings in the Podilskyi district.
A drone crashed into the Dnipro River near the Podilskyi Bridge. Throughout the day, debris was reported in the nonresidential area of the Pecherskyi district. A fire was later reported near the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium. Media outlets shared footage of a jet-powered Shahed drone that fell nearby, as well as a drone that crashed near the Olimpiiska metro station, injuring people.
In Holosiivskyi district, debris from Russian attacks caused a two-story nonresidential building's roof to catch fire. Russian attacks in Kyiv Oblast damaged various distribution centers, including a Comfy distribution center, a Fora warehouse, a Roshen warehouse, a Budynok Ihrashok distribution center, and an Aurora multimarket distribution center.
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