All three Kyiv subway lines stop running after power loss

On October 8, all three lines of Kyiv's metro system came to a halt during the evening rush hour. The city administration attributed the shutdown to a "drop in voltage from external power sources." This voltage drop resulted in the halt of escalators as well.

According to local Telegram channels, some tram and trolleybus services in Kyiv also ceased operations around the same time. The origin of the voltage drop remains a mystery. Notably, there were no reports of Russian strikes on Kyiv's critical energy infrastructure on October 8.

However, positive developments have emerged since the initial outage. City officials announced that train service on the metro's "blue" and "green" lines has been slowly resuming, albeit with trains running less frequently. At the moment of reporting, trains were not operating on the "red" line. Meduza adheres to a strict policy of transparency regarding its use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom.

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