15 Mar 2022 12:50

Curfew to be imposed in Kyiv

KYIV. March 15 (Interfax-Ukraine) - A 36-hour curfew will be imposed in Kyiv from 8 p.m. on March 15 until 7 a.m. on March 17, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

"There will be a curfew in Kyiv from 8 p.m. on March 15 until 7 a.m. on March 17," Klitschko said on Telegram.

Kyiv is going through a complicated and dangerous moment, he said.

"Moving around the city will not be permitted without special passes. People may go out only to reach a shelter. The curfew will be in effect until 7 a.m. on March 17," the mayor said.

He asked all Kyiv residents to be prepared to stay home or head to a shelter as they hear air raid sirens for the next two days.