Ukraine railways provide symbolic tickets to occupied cities after Kherson liberation

Ukrainian railways, celebrating the liberation of the southern metropolis of Kherson, on Sunday supplied symbolic tickets to the cities that stay below Russian management, promising that tickets can be utilized after they’re liberated.

Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving within the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia deserted the one regional capital it had captured since its invasion started in February.

“Today you can order tickets for the first three trains from Kyiv to five cities: already de-occupied Kherson, as well as Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk and Simferopol,” the railway operator stated on telegram messaging apps.

“The ticket can be purchased, kept as a symbol of faith in the Armed Forces and the liberation of Ukraine from the occupiers,” it stated. “As soon as traffic is restored, railway officials will send a message with the date and location.”

Ticket costs began at 1,000 hryvnias ($27.40).

Mariupol, a port on the Sea of Azov and a coronary heart of Ukrainian metallurgy business, was occupied by Russian forces in May after an almost four-month siege.

Two largest cities in japanese 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 from Ukraine in 2014.