Kyiv mayor announces 35-hour curfew in capital starting Saturday evening

A man rides a bicycle as black smoke rises from a fuel storage of the Ukrainian army following a Russian attack, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP/Rodrigo Abd)
A man rides a bicycle as black smoke rises from a fuel storage of the Ukrainian army following a Russian attack, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP/Rodrigo Abd)

LVIV, Ukraine — Authorities in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, have announced a new 35-hour curfew in the city.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says the curfew will run from 8 p.m. local time tonight to 7 a.m. on Monday, with local residents allowed to leave their homes only to get to a bomb shelter.

Klitschko says that shops, pharmacies, gas stations, and public transport will not be operating during the curfew.

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