Commuters in Kiev try to cross the Dnieper, but the city faces traffic chaos Local media are reporting huge crowds at bus stops, with people trying to board overcrowded buses. Massive traffic jams were also reported. Local passenger trains were also affected. After the South Bridge was closed due to the strikes, trains that could carry passengers from one side of the river to the other are overloaded. The metro's green line also does not carry passengers across the Dnieper.