Mcchicken Kyiv, anyone? Hungry Ukrainians queue at McDonald’s restaurants as the fast-food chain reopens branches in a war-torn country seven months after Putin’s invasion
- McDonald’s reopened some of its restaurants in Ukraine for walk-ins
- The chain temporarily closed 100 branches after Russia invaded in February.
- He said he hoped it would help bring a “sense of normalcy” back to Ukraine.
- Images show queues of hungry customers seven months after the invasion
Hungry Ukrainians have been photographed queuing at McDonald’s restaurants as the fast-food chain reopened its branches in the war-torn country seven months after Putin’s invasion.
McDonald’s reopened some of its walk-in restaurants in Ukraine on October 1, after starting deliveries again last week, The Sun reported.
The images show queues of customers eager to try McNuggets and Big Macs as they return to stores.
The American fast food chain temporarily closed 100 restaurants in Ukraine after Russia invaded in February.
Hungry Ukrainians have been photographed queuing at McDonald’s restaurants as the fast-food chain reopened its branches in the war-torn country seven months after Putin’s invasion.
McDonald’s reopened some of its walk-in restaurants in Ukraine on October 1, after starting deliveries again last week.
McDonald’s said it hoped the reopening would bring a “sense of normalcy” to the war-torn nation.
Yaroslav Holovatenko from Kyiv said: “This is a nice gift from McDonald’s.”
Paul Pomroy, senior vice president of McDonald’s, said: “We are convinced that our reopening will return a small, but important, sense of normalcy to Ukraine.”
“Ukrainian leaders have said that going back to work is the best way for foreign companies to support the local economy and the Ukrainian nation.”
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, forcing millions to flee the country.
In May, McDonald’s announced it was leaving Russia after 30 years in the country and closed 800 restaurants.
The images show queues of customers eager to try McNuggets and Big Macs one more time.
