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10th‑Century Wooden Settlement Found Beneath Kontraktova Ploshcha Metro Works

Archaeologists working at the Kontraktova Ploshcha metro construction site on Podil report uncovering remains of a wooden settlement dating to the 10th century. The discovery, published by 2+2 on Aug 21, 2026, reveals new layers of Kyiv’s medieval Podil beneath modern concrete. The find is on Podil near Kontraktova Ploshcha — a central spot where construction and archaeology now intersect for Kyiv residents and visitors.

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Pavlo Skoropadskyi's 1918 plan for a three-line Kyiv metro

In 1918 Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi proposed an ambitious scheme that could have given Kyiv three metro lines. The article outlines his European-minded vision and explains why the project remained on paper. A neat piece of local urban-history: it shows an alternative path for Kyiv's transport development and will interest readers curious about how early 20th-century planning shaped the city's later metro network.

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