Kyiv restores Red Line metro service after overnight Russian strikes
Kyiv reopened every station on the Red Line metro on October 27 after ballistic missile strikes damaged track and exits overnight on October 26. Service between Osokorky and Chervonyi Khutir on the Green Line remained suspended due to damage to metro infrastructure on the Southern Bridge.
Key points
- All Red Line metro stations in Kyiv reopened to passengers on October 27.
- Red Line trains are running between Akademmistechko and Lisova.
- The section between Darnytsia and Chernihivska and the exits from Lisova station were damaged overnight on October 26.
- Green Line service between Osokorky and Chervonyi Khutir remained suspended after the Southern Bridge infrastructure was hit.
- Traffic across the Southern Bridge was temporarily closed, while buses No. 22 and No. 91 were rerouted via the Darnytskyi Bridge.
- One person was killed and 14 residents were injured in the attacks; nine were hospitalized.
- A dormitory and building of the State Trade and Economic University, an administrative building in Podil, and a DTEK office were damaged.
Why it matters
Damage to the metro and the Southern Bridge disrupted key transport links across the Dnipro River. Reopening all Red Line stations and adding buses helped restore travel between the city's left- and right banks. The strikes also caused a death, injured 14 residents, and damaged educational, administrative, and energy-sector infrastructure.
What happened
Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles in the evening of October 26 and overnight into October 27. The strikes damaged a section of the metro between Darnytsia and Chernihivska, exits from Lisova station, metro infrastructure on the Southern Bridge, a dormitory and university building near Lisova, an administrative building in Podil, and a DTEK office. Kyiv opened all Red Line stations on October 27, with trains running between Akademmistechko and Lisova. Green Line trains continued operating between Syrets and Vydubychi, while the section between Osokorky and Chervonyi Khutir remained suspended. The Southern Bridge was temporarily closed to traffic, and buses No. 22 and No. 91 were redirected via the Darnytskyi Bridge. The number of buses on route No. 22 was increased to 14, while route No. 91 received seven buses.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reports focus on the overnight restoration of metro service, the operation of replacement bus routes, and damage to transport, university, administrative, and energy infrastructure. They also highlight the human toll of the attacks and measures to maintain transport links between the two banks of the Dnipro.
Background
Metropolitan specialists worked throughout the night to restore service at all Red Line stations. After the Southern Bridge was closed, bus routes No. 22 and No. 91 were redirected via the Darnytskyi Bridge, and Kyiv increased bus capacity across the Dnipro River. DTEK specialists worked at the damaged office, addressing the consequences of the strike and assessing the extent of the damage.