Validators in ground public transport in Kyiv have temporarily stopped working due to a technical failure.
The Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) informed the public about the issue through its Telegram channel. The KCSA stated that controllers have been notified of the technical failure and will not fine passengers during the downtime, UNN reports.
“Due to technical reasons, validators are temporarily out of service in public ground transportation. Specialists are already working to restore the equipment as soon as possible,” KCSA said in a statement on social media.
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“Currently, you can only pay for public transportation on ground through the virtual validation service in the Kyiv Digital city app. The controllers have been warned about the technical malfunction and will not fine passengers while the restoration work is underway,” the statement said.
Passengers can still pay for fares through the virtual validation service in the local mobile application. Specialists are actively working to restore the operation of the validators.