#City Council

Late on October 31, Russian forces launched an airstrike on Kramatorsk, destroying the city hall building on Peace Square. This was reported by the head of the Kramatorsk MA, Oleksandr Honcharenko.

The Kyiv City Council supported a draft to pay ambulance medics extra for working during air raids and at strike sites. The payments will be on top of salaries, and the purchase of protective clothing and the installation of metal detectors in medical facilities are also planned.

The Lviv City Council announced that there are no plans to raise public transport fares: the current rates of 26 and 30 UAH are preserved. Carriers, on the contrary, are demanding a revision due to a 50-million-hryvnia debt and rising fuel prices.

From 1 September 2026, free travel for schoolchildren on Kyiv's public transport comes into force again. To receive the benefit, an electronic student ticket or a renewed old-format document is required. The benefit does not apply to private marshrutkas.

In Wrocław, councilors adopted a resolution against violence on ethnic grounds, but the session was marred by a dispute: Law and Justice demanded the return to Ukraine of men of conscription age.

A scandal has erupted in Chernivtsi: granite with photos of deceased people was found on the Philharmonic steps. Deputies accused the authorities of using materials from a cemetery to save money. Authorities have launched an investigation, and the traces on the slabs were already ground down. 🏛️👻

Fragments of granite tombstones were found in the steps at Philharmonic Square in Chernivtsi. The City Council has launched an official investigation: it is being determined whether ritual stone was used intentionally to save money or if this is a hidden defect of old slabs. ⚖️🏗️