Kyiv Orders Heightened Security Amid Intense Russian Drone Strikes
Officials are considering remote learning and limited metro service as drone attacks trigger about a dozen air-raid alerts daily, disrupting business and transport.
- On Aug 31, Kyiv officials announced a review of security protocols, particularly for public transport, after a dramatic surge in Russian drone attacks aimed at "paralysing" the capital.
- Since last week, jet-powered drones triggered a dozen daily air-raid alerts, forcing a partial economic shutdown as the metro no longer crosses the Dnieper River, causing traffic chaos.
- Recent strikes killed 38 people at a suburban ammunition depot and a two-year-old girl in a park, while Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergiy Koretskyi said prolonged alerts threaten "businesses, logistics, transportation, schools, kindergartens."
- City hall is implementing remote learning for the school year starting Sept 1, while lawmaker Olga Vasyliuk-Smaglevska announced MPs will have "10 minutes to go down to the shelter" during danger.
- Expert Mykhailo Zhernakov warned that stopping the capital for "about 40 minutes every hour" is unsustainable, as some in the City of three million question current protocols and officials seek more flexible rules.
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Kyiv orders heightened security amid intense Russian drone strikes
After intensifying its missile strikes on Kyiv in recent months, Russia has also drastically increased its drone attacks. Since last week, jet-powered drones have been attacking Kyiv and surrounding areas, triggering a dozen air-raid alerts a day and badly hitting businesses. One weekend attack on an ammunition depot killed 38 people in the capital's suburbs. Ukrainian children go back to school after their summer holidays on Tuesday and the Kyi…
Kyiv announced on Monday it was reviewing security protocols, particularly for public transport, after a sharp increase in Russian drone attacks that the city said were aimed at "paralysing" the Ukrainian capital.
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In Kiev, the order of traffic on bridges will be reviewed in conditions of constant alarms. They will also review the order of movement on the bridges of the capital of Ukraine during air attacks. This was stated by the mayor of Kyiv Vitaly Klitschko. According to him, a meeting of the defense council of the city of Kiev took place in the capital. Among the issues considered was an appeal to the government for changes to the current security pro…
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