Russian air strikes kill one, restrict traffic across Dnipro River in Kyiv
The attack hit a high-rise apartment block and forced traffic diversions as Kyiv officials said the bridge closures were needed to check structural safety.
- On Friday, Russian air strikes again hit the Southern Bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram. Thursday's drone attacks smashed into a school and the same bridge, triggering fires across the capital.
- Moscow continues its nearly daily, around-the-clock strikes on Ukraine, increasingly targeting vital transport links across the Dnipro River. These attacks aim to pressure the capital's infrastructure and population.
- Authorities in Kyiv closed traffic on the Southern Bridge and the Paton Bridge in both directions following the damage. Officials are redirecting transport via alternative routes to mitigate disruption.
- President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have cost Russia 1% of its gross domestic product. Citizens are forming long lines to refill car tanks amid the damage.
- Journalist Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva noted that fears over transport links between the banks of the Dnipro have become a strategic tool for pressuring Ukrainians. Protecting these rear areas remains a critical challenge for the nation.
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Before the winter, Russia intensified its attacks on the infrastructure of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Mayor Vitali Klichko described the situation as "very dramatic". On Friday, a person was killed in air attacks on the metropolis. Also in Kharkiv there were dead after Russian attacks.
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Many residents of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, depend on being able to travel across the Dnieper River.
A Russian drone hit the South Bridge on the Dnieper in Kyiv this Friday, marking the fourth attack in two days. The bridge is crucial for traffic with 100,000 to 110,000 vehicles per day. The strikes would target...
Traffic and Metro Halted on Key Kyiv Bridge After Russian Strikes, Causing Gridlock
Kyiv authorities have halted car and metro traffic across the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge following multiple Russian strikes over October 1 and 2, including another targeted drone attack on Friday evening, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
"The war in Ukraine is a human rights catastrophe that grows and intensifies week by week, causing unimaginable pain to civilians," said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
Bridges are central components of public transport and car traffic in Kiev. All the more dramatic are the Russian drone attacks on the South Bridge. After three attacks on Thursday, another bullet strikes. For Mayor Klitschko, this ends something crucial.
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