McDonald’s, the fast-food restaurant chain, is set to reopen its dining establishments in Mykolaiv in the coming days, ending a closure that has lasted since the start of the full-scale invasion in early 2022, Ekonomichna Pravda reports.
Vitaliy Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, shared the news during a podcast. Noting that preparations for the relaunch are currently in their final stages.
According to Ekonomichna Pravda, Kim expects the restaurant to open for customers by the end of March 2026 following high-level discussions with the company’s management. While the governor previously hinted at a return in February on Threads, the McDonald’s press office told Ekonomichna Pravda that any decision depends on a variety of factors, primarily concerning the security situation in the region.
The company maintains a strict policy of announcing specific reopening dates only on the actual day of the event through its official channels, the restaurant chain said to Ekonomichna Pravda. This remains especially relevant for Mykolaiv as the city is located in southern Ukraine near the front lines and is frequently shelled by Russian forces.
This expansion follows the chain’s recent opening of its 14th restaurant in Lviv on March 19, which brought its total number of active locations in Ukraine to 124. Аs of March 2026, the restaurant chain works across 29 cities and seven villages, according to information on its website.
Although the fast-food giant has been gradually restoring its operations since the autumn of 2022, several frontline areas have remained without service for four years. Except for the Mykolaiv region, the chain’s facilities remain shuttered in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Sumy regions due to the ongoing risks associated with their proximity to active combat zones.