[petertodd]

> I can't buy overnight bunk tickets on Ukrainian trains anymore because I need to authenticate, and the only authentication methods require either Ukrainian citizenship or residency cards.

In fairness, that specific case is probably intentional. They have quite limited train capacity as all passenger air travel was forced to switch to trains/busses, and I suspect they're trying to save it for locals. It is annoying though; I've been to Ukraine quite a few times recently and have used that app myself.

[kstenerud]

It's actually to stop buying and selling tickets on the secondary market, which is fair. It's just the tech mismatch causing unintended consequences. Even the guys at Privatbank were shaking their heads at the absurdity (and they're the ones who run one of the authentication mechanisms. Even having a bank account there in your name is not enough).