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MCDONALD’S REOPENS IN KYIV FOR DELIVERIES

KYIV: McDonald’s reopened in Kyiv on Tuesday for the first time since Russia’s invasion began, a sign that life was returning to normal in Ukraine’s capital after nearly seven months of war.

The United States hamburger chain said in a statement earlier that after talks with Ukrainian officials, security specialists and suppliers, it would reopen at first for delivery only.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) reporters on Tuesday saw a line of delivery company employees outside one of restaurants waiting to collect orders.

“In October, these three restaurants will fully reopen, along with McDrive and express windows,” McDonald’s said in the statement.

“As part of the phased reopening program, seven more stores in Kyiv will open, followed by additional restaurants in the capital and other cities in the west of the country,” it added.

McDonald’s suspended operations in Ukraine on February 24, the day Moscow sent troops into the East European country.

The highly anticipated relaunch was seen by many Ukrainians as a symbolic show of support, with the chain shuttered in Russia.

McDonald’s earlier this year sold its restaurants in Russia to businessman Alexander Govor after announcing a complete exit from the country.

It said continuing to work in Russia was “no longer tenable, nor is it consistent with McDonald’s values.”

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