Ihor Terekhov, mayor of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, said the city’s metro system would resume operations on Tuesday after months of serving as a shelter for citizens seeking to escape Russian bombardment.
“Tomorrow, on May 24, we will open the metro,” Terekhov said in comments aired on local television. “All lines will be reopened. Subway traffic will be from 7 am to 7 pm. The intervals will not be the same in times of peace. The subway depot was damaged during the bombing, so the breaks will last longer.”
During the height of the Russian bombing of Kharkiv – Ukraine’s second largest city – many residents took refuge in the city’s metro system. Terekhov said many of those who remained underground had been relocated to dormitories in areas farther from the bombings.
“If necessary, people can still use the subway as an air-raid shelter, especially subway underground passages,” Terekhov said.
The metro in Kharkiv became a shelter on the first day of the invasion of Russia, on February 24. Residents occupied benches, steps and floors of the station, as well as subway cars.
Source: CNN Brasil
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