Offering taste of normality, McDonald's reopens in Kyiv seven months into war

Glovo food delivery couriers wait to pick up orders outside a McDonald's restaurant, after the chain reopened amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KYIV (Reuters) - Kyiv residents braved the cold to queue for hours on Tuesday as McDonald's opened three branches in the Ukrainian capital that had been shut since the Russian invasion began nearly seven months ago.

The branches only opened for delivery services but customers waited outside the restaurants anyway to collect their meals from the motorcycle couriers who were next to them.