KYIV, June 9 – The first direct container train from China arrived in Kyiv at the Liski branch on June 8, acting Member of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia, Infrastructure Director Roman Veprytsky said.

The train covered the distance of 9,000 km in 15 days crossing four countries.

"For comparison: it would take 45 days to deliver containers from China to Ukraine by sea," he wrote Facebook page on Tuesday.