Huge queues as Ukrainians order victory Big Macs at newly reopened McDonald's

dailystar.co.uk:

McDonald's restaurants in Kyiv as the chain reopens for the first time since Russia's invasion. Three McDonald's restaurants reopened today (Tuesday, September 20) for delivery, with several more in the capital and further west set to do so next week.

It is the first time that people in Ukraine have been able to get their hands on Big Macs after nearly seven months of war, and demand was clearly high. READ MORE: Victims in Ukraine mass graves had 'genitals hacked off' in Russian torture chamberImages and videos showed countless delivery drivers donning yellow Glovo bags (a European delivery service) vying for space outside McDonald's windows. “I think there will be a lot of excitement,“ delivery man Maksym Khadap, 19, told AFP while waiting on a motorbike. “I’m not going to rest today.“Customer Oleksandr Khodarkovskyi, 24, said: “I made it [the order] to please my girlfriend, she is now at work, and I will bring it to her.“She likes McDonald’s a lot, I’m giving her a surprise.“McDonald's first suspended operations in Ukraine on February 24, the day Vladimir Putin first sent tanks over the border.

In recent weeks, a major Ukrainian counteroffensive in the north has pushed the frontline back a considerable distance, in some places right to the Russian border, thus making things slightly more safe in Kyiv.

The American fast food chain said it had decided to reopen the three Kyiv restaurants “after talks with Ukrainian officials, security specialists and suppliers”.