{
  "id": 5420359,
  "title": "Cabinet backs shorter Kyiv curfew",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/cabinet-backs-shorter-kyiv-curfew",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T21:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/cabinet-backs-shorter-kyiv-curfew-50638374.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi proposed reducing the duration of the wartime curfew in Kyiv from midnight to 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on September 3. The change aims to address the evolving threat landscape in the Ukrainian capital, where Russian forces have begun employing a constant barrage of jet-powered drones to launch air raids. Koretskyi explained that the curfew regulations will be amended to better manage the movement of freight vehicles and passenger transportation to and from train stations during these times. The government has also decided to categorize air raid alerts based on threat levels, with \"yellow\" indicating a drone attack and \"red\" signaling an elevated risk of missile or combined strikes. Additionally, the government recommends maintaining the full operation of the Kyiv metro during yellow-level alerts and increasing the number of surface-transit vehicles when necessary to ensure smooth access to workplaces, hospitals, and metro stations. Relief for the curfew has been a topic of conversation within the government in recent days. On August 29, Prime Minister Koretskyi briefed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on adjusting government operations to accommodate Russia's new attack methods, including potential curfew modifications. On August 31, Kyiv authorities requested the government to relax the curfew, as Ukrainian officials noted that the current restrictions were becoming less effective due to the nearly continuous drone attacks from Russia.",
  "summary": "The Ukrainian government has recommended that Kyiv city authorities shorten the wartime curfew to 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. (down from midnight to 6 a.m. currently), PM Sergii Koretskyi said on Sept. 3.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}