I travelled by Train from Kyiv to Odesa in UKRAINE

All proceeds of this video will be donated to the Ukrainian Crisis Relief Fund to directly help the victims of Putin's illegal invasion. Слава Україні!

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Hello and welcome back to Ukraine!

Today we'll be riding from Kyiv to Odesa to explore the fantastic country of Ukraine, from top to bottom, and see what it has to offer. I for one, can;t wait to return after all the invaders have been expelled... enjoy the video!

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[christophernoble]

There are currently international trains serving Kyiv and Lviv, including from Vienna, but foreigners are advised not to travel of course. Ukrainian Railways has been amazing in achieving so much during the hostilities even having built new rolling stock for a reopened line into Romania. Slava Ukraine!

[TheOlgaSasha]

Ekr1 ("Tarpan") intercity electric train of dual 25kV AC and 3kV DC stream systems (as Ukraine has both systems), max speed is 200 km/h (in Ukraine it is allowed 160km/h). Those trains were built in 2010 in Kriukiv train carriage building plant (KVBZ), Kremenchuk city, Ukraine. It has Siemens asynchronic electric motors and power electronics, Bremse breaks, PESA interrier components. The rest is predominantly made in Ukraine.

[khrystyna]

im Ukrainian, I appreciate you for this trip thank you for showing a different side of Ukraine.

[brucewilliams]

Thank you for giving me my first glimpse of an unspoiled Ukraine. A delight to watch.

[samuelshalom]

I took this train once and the main problem for everybody on board was that it only stops for a very short time at the stations, which makes smoking a cigarette impossible 😅

Had to check where I entered this beauty, apparently Vapnyarka - Kiyv was my leg, thanks bringing back memories

[fishigl]

Wow! Actually, I went to Odesa for two days from Kyiv and back in the year 2003. But it was on one of these more regular blue "platzkartny" wagons, so these were much slower overnight trips. Yet I have to say - I do prefer it that "old" way, when you actually have more "feel through" the journey, rather than sitting in a chair for 7 hours.
You know, this experience of spending this evening in a "semi-detached" compartments, meeting people, having these "endless train conversations" while sipping on some tea from these metal-and-glass train glasses and watching the scenery flow by. Or some longer stops, including shunting work done by the railway.. But it might be just me, I know.

Yet in the end, nothing is more important than all of us making all necessary effort to make sure that Ukraine stands its ground, dignity and sovereignty, and bringing all the russian war criminals to justice!

Слава Украïнi! Героям слава!

[Bandermobil]

Many people think HRCS-2 is the only modern train in Ukraine. Actually there are also ДПКр-2, ДПКр-3, ЕКр (on this video), not talking about modernized elektrichka and EJ-675

[PK-bybr]

Ukraine is Europe and Europe is Ukraine... Thanks a lot for video... 💛💙💛💙💛💙

[MrPeddapee]

I did Odessa-Kyiv-Lviv by train in 2016. I remembered i booked online, and I thought ir was quite modern. I would like to come back.. Slava Ukraini!❤🇺🇦

[Sundance]

Thank you from Florida, USA; wonderful to see this excellent rail excursion, pre- horrific-cruel invasion.

[podrznik]

I've been in Ukraine once - just a long weekend trip to Lviv. Right now I see the Kiev-Express departing from Warsaw regularly and I'm just wondering when I'll finally be on it to visit this fantastic country again.

[fauzirahman]

What a beautiful train. Hope to get to ride on it someday.

[mel]

Also Ukraine: I see what you did there 😄

Hopefully Ukraine gets high speed rail when rebuilding after this war, that would make for a great trip report.

[BengtHansves]

In July 2019 I went by train from Swinoujscie - and the ferry from Ystad in Sweden - to Krakow and on via Przemysl to Lviv (Lvow, Lemberg) and Kyiv with a tour to Chornobyl in Ukraine. On the way back the route over the Karpatian mountains to Cop and on to Kosice in Slovakia. All distances in "kupej" sleeper class becuase "platxkart" were completely sold out. Vast distances and you travel in like a living room with a view.

[wayneeschbank]

Ukraine looks like another beautiful country and the people look very lay back and easy going like most of Europe.
Would love to see more of Ukraine when it's safe to travel and help this wonderful place get back on it's feet.

[nnimble]

Before this madness started in 2014, there was a superb sleeper train service between Kyiv and Moscow. Carriages in UZ trains were impeckable and so was the restaurant. And it was a real restaurant Pullman-style.

[lindawheeler]

I wish i could afford to visit Ukraine. And i just want to mention that their president tops my list of most admired to the brave people of

[saipranayunnam]

It's a sad and heart ache for me that how such a beautiful country getting destroyed by the Russian army

[TheMaartian]

My first wife was Ukrainian. Really hard-working people. And friendly, like you mentioned. Thanks for sharing this pre-invasion view. One thing concerning seat reviews. I've never heard you or any of the other train/rail enthusiasts mention the heating shield on the floor below the window. Do they exist on the train being reviewed? The Nouvelle Aquitaine TER trains between my home in Arcachon and Bordeaux have the same setup as the train in this video. I find them REALLY inconvenient and uncomfortable. They encroach on the width of the foot space. I always take an aisle seat when available for that reason. I would like to see their impact mentioned in future videos. For a given type of carriage, do they get in the way or not? That would be helpful when making seat reservations in the future. Merci d'avance !

[lukestevens]

I took this journey in the opposite directing in a Soviet-era sleeper back on 02. I'd love to go back when things are calmer! Слава Україні!