From 10 September the curfew in the Kyiv region will run from 01:00 to 05:00. Until now it began at midnight, so the ban on being outdoors becomes an hour shorter.

This was announced by the head of the Kyiv regional military administration, Tymur Tkachenko.

So that there are not two different sets of rules

The administration stresses the alignment with Kyiv: the capital is shortening its curfew from the same day. According to Tkachenko, any gap between the decisions of the region and the city would cause confusion — especially for those who travel daily from the Bucha district to work in the capital and return in the evening.

The decision itself is described as a step to adapt the authorities, business and infrastructure to continuous russian attacks: if air raid alerts eat into the working day, the limits of the night ban should let people get home in time.

Part of a government package

The region relies on the government recommendations adopted on 4 September. The same package divides air raid alerts into yellow and red levels, allows businesses to work during a yellow alert provided there is access to shelters, and requires faster installation of mobile shelters in communities. Local authorities were advised there to adjust the curfew to exactly 01:00 to 05:00.

The rules of movement during the curfew do not change. Going outside is allowed in order to reach the nearest shelter when an air raid alert is declared. It is also permitted to travel to and from a railway station or a bus terminal — by private car, by taxi or on foot.

Earlier we reported that in Kyiv the siren already names the type of threat, while in the Bucha district one signal still covers every danger.

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