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After Kyiv raised the surface-transport fare to 30 hryvnias, passenger flows on ground transport fell by more than 10% and sales of monthly travel passes dropped about 54%, according to local reporting on September 10, 2026. If you relied on a monthly pass, expect that many fellow commuters have stopped using them; check your personal travel budget and payment options.
City officials in Kyiv are proposing to change public-transport fare rules so passengers interrupted by air‑raid alarms would not be forced to pay twice. The plan would allow riders to transfer free from buses that duplicate metro routes when alarms suspend metro service. The tweak targets commuters who must leave underground during alerts and then use surface buses running the same route, preventing an extra fare charge.
Special patrol vehicles nicknamed 'Phantoms' register more than 1,000 speed-limit violations each day on roads in Kyiv and the surrounding oblast, the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Department of Communications reports. The figures reflect routine automated enforcement across city and regional routes. Kyiv drivers should expect automated 'phantom' patrols on city and regional roads; recorded offences can lead to fines and administrative records.
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