The mayor of Kyiv, Klitschko, criticized Zelenskiy's directive to introduce free travel on public transport from the capital's territory.
According to him, the state owes the city over 8 billion hryvnias for the transportation of passengers entitled to discounted fares. Kyiv is unable to deploy additional buses due to a shortage of drivers and problems regarding their exemption from military conscription.
He noted that to provide a full-scale replacement for the metro system, Kyiv would require more than a thousand buses.