Kharkiv region shortens curfew duration: what you need to know

In the Kharkiv region, the duration of the curfew will be shortened starting August 17. The decision was made during a meeting of the Kharkiv Oblast Defense Council chaired by the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleh Syniehubov, the OVA press service reported on Friday, writes UNN.

According to the decision, the curfew will last from 00:00 to 05:00. The changes will come into effect on the night of August 16-17. At the same time, the decision does not apply to communities in the region where a local enhanced curfew has been introduced due to the security situation.

As the head of the OVA noted, the issue of shortening the curfew was repeatedly raised by business and retail representatives during meetings of the “Dialogue between Government and Business” platform. And the proposal was thoroughly reviewed with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the SBU, and the Ministry of Economy. They also studied the experience of neighboring frontline regions where the curfew is in effect from 00:00 to 05:00. “The implementation of such a decision in the Kharkiv region will allow entrepreneurs to increase their working hours, which will positively affect the economic climate of the region,” Syniehubov noted. 

AdditionPreviously, the curfew in the region was from 23:00 to 05:00.