Zelensky orders free public transport program for Kyiv after Russian strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the government to develop a program for free public ground transport in Kyiv and secure a sufficient bus reserve for the capital during a staff meeting on energy and transport issues. The meeting addressed power restoration in Dnipropetrovsk region, where over 600,000 subscribers lost electricity after Russian strikes, and discussed transport challenges in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi, NSDC Secretary Ihor Klymenko, and Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi presented backup transport schemes for the capital. The order follows Russian attacks on Kyiv's Pivnichnyi Bridge on November 7 and a major blackout in Dnipro on November 8. The government must also prepare measures for uninterrupted ground transport operations during metro disruptions or bridge challenges, while new international energy support packages are being prepared for winter.