From August 1, a number of important changes will come into effect for Lviv residents. A new bus route will be launched in Lviv and another one will be extended, the water supply tariff will be reviewed, and martial law will be extended in Ukraine, rules for crediting insurance periods and organizing inclusive education will be changed. "Tvoe misto" has gathered the main innovations of the month.

Extension of bus route №9

From August 1, bus route № 9, which runs from Vernadsky Street to the village of Muravane, will be extended to the village of Soroky-Lvivski. The corresponding decision was approved by the executive committee of the city council back in June, and recently the new bus route scheme was agreed upon by the police.

Buses №9 will run as follows: village of Soroky-Lvivski — village of Muravane — village of Malehiv — B. Khmelnytskyi St. — V. Lypynskyi St. — V. Chornovil Ave. — Svobody Ave. — P. Doroshenko St. — M. Kopernyk St. — S. Bandera St. — General T. Chuprynka St. — I. Horbachevskyi St. — Academician A. Sakharov St. — Knyahyni Olhy St. — Volodymyr Velykyi St. — Stryiska St. — V. Vernadskyi St. (bus station) — V. Vernadskyi St. (opposite house № 115 on Stryiska St.) — V. Vernadskyi St. (bus station) — Stryiska St. — I. Rubchak St. — Trolleybusna St. — Volodymyr Velykyi St. — Knyahyni Olhy St. — Academician A. Sakharov St. — M. Kopernyk St. — P. Doroshenko St. — Svobody Ave. — Pl. Rizin — V. Chornovil Ave. — V. Lypynskyi St. — B. Khmelnytskyi St. — village of Malehiv — village of Muravane – village of Soroky-Lvivski.

Detailed public transport schedules in the city can be viewed at the link.

New bus route to Bryukhovychi

From August 1 in Lviv will start running a new bus route №67 connecting "Bryukhovychi — Shpytalna St."

The route is served by the carrier "Epistrans" LLC. Medium-class buses with low floors will operate on the line: three buses on weekdays, two on weekends.

Bus route №67: Bryukhovychi village (Independence of Ukraine St.) — Bryukhovychska St. — T. Shevchenko St. — Zakhyisnykiv Ukrainy St. — Horodotska St. — Shpytalna St. — D. Danylyshyna St. — Horodotska St. — T. Shevchenko St. — Bryukhovychska St. — Bryukhovychi village.

The cost of water supply in Lviv will increase

In Lviv the tariff has been reviewed for water supply and sewerage for the population and the price increase from UAH 25.88 to UAH 56.38 per cubic meter with VAT has been approved. 

New tariffs for the population from August 1 will be UAH 36.04/m³ for water and UAH 20.34/m³ for sewerage.

Gredl Palace opens for tourists

From August 1, the Gredl Palace will house a modern visitor center of the Skole Beskids National Nature Park, where visitors can immerse themselves in the atmosphere of an entire industrial era of the Carpathian region.

The visiting format is promised to be maximally comfortable and interactive. The entrance ticket will cost 100 hryvnias, and it will include a cup of coffee or tea.

Guests can independently walk through the safe locations of the palace, take photos, or hire a guide for a detailed journey through history.

New train to Germany via Poland and the Czech Republic

From August 1, it will start operating a new international night train service Przemysl – Frankfurt (Main).

The new train will be launched by the Spanish railway company Renfe, with whom Ukrzaliznytsia recently signed a memorandum of cooperation. The route will pass through Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany. In particular, the train will stop in Krakow, Prague, Dresden, as well as a number of German cities, including Gotha, Eisenach, Hanau, and Offenbach.

Ukrzaliznytsia will ensure convenient transfers for passengers traveling to or from Przemysl by trains:
– №51/52 Kyiv – Przemysl;
– №31/32 Zaporizhzhia/Dnipro – Przemysl;
– №69/70 Kremenchuk – Przemysl;
– №35/36 Odesa – Przemysl;
– №89/90 Kyiv – Przemysl.

Extension of martial law and mobilization

Martial law and mobilization measures in Ukraine will be extended for another 90 days – from 05:30 on August 2, 2026, to October 31, 2026.

Crediting of insurance periods

From August 2, the Pension Fund of Ukraine is changing the procedure for crediting certain periods of work to insurance periods. Now, to determine the right to an old-age pension, periods of work for which the employer has accrued insurance contributions to insured persons (in an amount not less than the minimum insurance contribution), submitted reports, but has not paid insurance contributions, will be credited to the insurance period. 

Military registration for boys born in 2009

17-year-old boys after August 1 will no longer be able to register for military service online – they will need to contact the TCC.

If a young man does not register before he turns 18, his data may be automatically entered into the system after he reaches the age of 18.

Inclusive classes in schools

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the new version of the Procedure for organizing inclusive education in general secondary education institutions.

From August 1, schools will no longer have the right to refuse the creation of an inclusive class, if parents have submitted a relevant application and provided a conclusion from an inclusive-resource center. The Procedure explicitly states that an educational institution is obliged to ensure the organization of inclusive education based on the request of the parents or legal representatives of the child. 

Also, an inclusive class can be created even for one child with special educational needs (SEN) who requires the second to fifth level of support. At the same time, for children with the first level of support, the creation of a separate inclusive class is not mandatory - they will be distributed among regular classes without considering the number of such students.

The new rules also define the maximum number of children with special educational needs in an inclusive class. Among them, there can be no more than one student requiring the fourth or fifth level of support, no more than two - the third level, and no more than three - the second level of support.

In addition, it is stated that an individual development program is mandatory for every child with SEN and must: be developed by a psycho-pedagogical support team; take into account the recommendations of the inclusive-resource center; be reviewed at least twice a year or as needed.

The Procedure confirms that a teacher's assistant is a mandatory element of inclusive education if it is stipulated in the individual development program. Their work is aimed at supporting a child with SEN in the educational process, not at replacing the teacher or providing individual instruction.

We remind you that according to the new Julian church calendar, in August 2026, believers will celebrate one of the greatest holidays of the year - the Transfiguration of the Lord (Apple Spas), the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the Beheading of John the Baptist. The full church calendar is available at the link.