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The McDonald’s on Lukyanivska Street, which was damaged by shelling on 24 May, has reopened

The McDonald’s on Lukyanivska Street, which was damaged by shelling on 24 May, has reopened

27 May 2026, 19:46

The McDonald’s on Lukyanivska Street, which was damaged by shelling on 24 May, has reopened — The McDonald’s restaurant at Lukyanivska underground station

The McDonald’s fast-food restaurant at Lukyanivska metro station in Kyiv, which was damaged in the Russian attack on 24 May, has reopened.

This was announced on the establishment’s official page.

“29 years by your side. We’re carrying on,” reads the restaurant’s post.

The McDonald’s on Lukyanivska Street is the chain’s first outlet in Ukraine; it opened on 24 May 1997. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the restaurant has been temporarily closed several times due to damage caused by Russian shelling, as was the case on 24 May 2026.

The attack on Kyiv on 24 May: what is known

During the night, Russian forces launched 90 missiles of various types against Ukraine, including a medium-range ballistic missile (the ‘Oreshnik’) and 600 drones of various types. Air defences intercepted 55 missiles and 549 drones.

Kyiv was the main target of the massive Russian strike. In terms of the number of locations damaged, this attack was the largest of those carried out by Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion. The number of casualties has already reached 86 people, three of whom are children. Two people were killed.

In the capital, damage has been reported in all districts of the city. The Russians struck residential buildings and schools, as well as a food market and the ‘Kvadrat’ shopping centre near the ‘Lukyanivska’ metro station.

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