Ukrainian Railways, celebrating the liberation of the southern metropolis of Kherson, on Sunday provided symbolic tickets to cities that stay below Russian management, promising that the tickets may very well be used as soon as freed.
Jubilant residents welcome Ukrainian troops arriving within the heart of Kherson on Friday after leaving the one regional capital occupied by Russia because the offensive started in February.
“Today you can order tickets for the first three trains from Kyiv to five cities: the already occupied Kherson, as well as Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk and Simferopol,” the railway operator stated on the Telegram messaging app.
“The stamp can be bought, kept as a symbol of faith in the armed forces and the liberation of Ukraine from the occupiers,” it stated. “As soon as the traffic is restored, the railway authorities will send a message with the date and place.”
Ticket costs began from 1,000 hryvnia ($27.40).
Mariupol, a port on the Sea of ​​Azov and the center of the Ukrainian metallurgical business, was captured by Russian forces in May after a siege of almost 4 months.
The two largest cities in jap Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, got here below the management of pro-Russian separatists in 2014, whereas Simferopol is the second largest metropolis on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed to Ukraine in 2014.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
