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title: "Kyiv changes trolleybus and bus routes after overnight drone attack: what passengers need to know"
description: "On the morning of September 11, traffic was closed on certain streets in Kyiv following an overnight drone attack, which led to changes in the routes of several trolleybuses and buses. The Kyiv City State Administration set up a support headquarters for the affected in the Dniprovskyi district."
date: 2026-09-11T09:20:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kyiv-transport-route-changes-after-drone-attack
tags: [kyiv, public-transport, drone-attacks, kyivpasstrans, russia-ukraine-war]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Kyiv changes trolleybus and bus routes after overnight drone attack: what passengers need to know

![Passengers disembark from a yellow MAZ trolleybus at a stop in Kyiv, where public transport routes were changed after a drone attack](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/11/izmenenie-marshrutov-transporta-v-kieve-posle-ataki-dronov/izmenenie-marshrutov-transporta-v-kieve-posle-ataki-dronov-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- On the morning of September 11, the municipal enterprise "Kyivpasstrans" adjusted trolleybus routes on Stepana Bandera Avenue and bus routes on Roman Shukhevych Avenue due to traffic closures.
- Buses on the Shukhevych Avenue section have been directed along the following scheme: Ronald Reagan Street — Bratislavska Street — Ihor Yuhnovskyi Street, and then along their own scheme in both directions.
- The Kyiv City State Administration set up a support headquarters for those affected by the September 11 attack in the Dniprovskyi district (5 Eduard Wilde Street, Gymnasium No. 184); on the night of September 11, drones hit a nine-storey building and two gas stations.

On Friday morning, September 11, against the backdrop of ongoing regular strikes by the Russian Federation, the routing scheme for part of Kyiv's public transport was changed. Due to traffic closures on certain sections of the capital, the municipal enterprise "Kyivpasstrans" redirected a number of trolleybus and bus routes. Passengers were advised to refer to the updated schemes published in the enterprise's official Telegram channel.

### What changed in trolleybus operations

At 10:11, the "Kyivpasstrans" press office reported that, "due to a traffic closure," trolleybus routes on Stepana Bandera Avenue had been adjusted. The specific route numbers and new operating schemes were posted by the enterprise in its Telegram channel; at the closure point, traffic is being managed along the updated route in both directions.

### How buses were rerouted

Shortly after, at 10:27, the enterprise clarified that similar changes affected traffic on Roman Shukhevych Avenue. Buses operating on this section have been directed along the following scheme: Ronald Reagan Street — Bratislavska Street — Ihor Yuhnovskyi Street, and then — along their own route scheme in both directions.

### Support headquarters for the affected

According to the Kyiv City State Administration, a support headquarters for those affected by the enemy attack on September 11 has been set up in the Dniprovskyi district. Its address is 5 Eduard Wilde Street (Gymnasium No. 184).

### Context: overnight drone attack

As a reminder, on the night of September 11, Russian military forces attacked Kyiv with strike drones. A nine-storey residential building caught fire in the Dniprovskyi district, and there are casualties. In addition, according to morning reports, drones hit two gas stations in different districts of the capital. It is precisely the aftermath of these strikes and the traffic closures that prompted the adjustment of surface transport routes.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Transport operations in Kyiv have changed: which buses and trolleybuses are running on different routes](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ruh-transportu-kievi-zminivsya-ki-avtobusi-1789117917.html) - Основной источник: публикации КП «Киевпасстранс» в 10:11 и 10:27 о корректировке троллейбусов (просп. Степана Бандеры) и автобусов (просп. Романа Шухевича, схема Рейгана—Братиславская—Юхновского), а также данные КГГА о штабе помощи в Днепровском районе и ночной атаке дронов.
- [New inclusive trolleybuses and buses have entered Kyiv routes, - Klitschko](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/novi-inklyuzivni-troleybusi-ta-avtobusi-viyshli-1782138241.html) - Основной источник: публикации КП «Киевпасстранс» в 10:11 и 10:27 о корректировке троллейбусов (просп. Степана Бандеры) и автобусов (просп. Романа Шухевича, схема Рейгана—Братиславская—Юхновского), а также данные КГГА о штабе помощи в Днепровском районе и ночной атаке дронов.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Why were trolleybus and bus routes changed in Kyiv on the morning of September 11?
**A:** According to the municipal enterprise "Kyivpasstrans," the cause was traffic closures on certain sections of the city following an overnight drone attack. Trolleybus routes on Stepana Bandera Avenue and bus routes on Roman Shukhevych Avenue have been adjusted.

### Q: Along what scheme are buses currently operating on Roman Shukhevych Avenue?
**A:** Buses have been directed along Ronald Reagan Street — Bratislavska Street — Ihor Yuhnovskyi Street, and then — along their own route scheme in both directions.

### Q: Where is the support headquarters for those affected by the September 11 attack set up?
**A:** According to the Kyiv City State Administration, the headquarters is operating in the Dniprovskyi district, address: 5 Eduard Wilde Street (Gymnasium No. 184).