
In Kyiv, due to power outages, the operation of the metro and ground electric transport was disrupted, which led to a transport collapse, an increase in car traffic and a sharp increase in taxi prices.
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In Kyiv, due to power outages, the operation of the metro and ground electric transport has been disrupted.
In Kyiv, a transport collapse began due to problems with power supply.
Due to power outages in Kyiv, the work of the metro and ground electric transport was disrupted; the increased flow of cars and buses caused severe congestion.
MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. The transport collapse began in Kyiv due to problems with power supply, the Ukrainian portal Novosti.Live reported.
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“Kyiv is in almost complete darkness: there is a transport collapse in the capital,” says a message published on the portal’s Telegram channel.
According to Ukrainian journalists, due to power outages in Kyiv, the work of the metro and ground electric transport was disrupted, the increased flow of cars and buses provoked severe congestion, and taxi prices soared to “cosmic” values.

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