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Last week, authorities were imposing strict lockdowns on districts in each megapolis, but the sudden shift back to closure is creating confusion and seems unsustainable after the protests.

Viktoriya, 50, who owns a cafe and bakery in the city, said that Kharkiv was a “megapolis” in the minds of every Belgorod resident.

About 100 miles in length and one-eighth of a mile wide, the walled city would form the “infrastructure spine” of a wider megapolis, known as Neom, planned for northwestern Saudi Arabia.

The company’s complete exit would have made a dent even in a well-off megapolis such as Moscow, as McDonald’s revenue accounted for over 50 percent of all fast-food business in the city.

JT and American competitor Philip Morris International each hold about 20% stakes in the holding company of Russian tobacco distributor TC Megapolis JSC.