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Two drone impacts near Kyiv’s Southern Bridge halt transport
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko announced that two unmanned aerial vehicle impacts were recorded near the load-bearing section of the Southern Bridge. Metro and road public transport services have been suspended, while experts examine the condition of the bridge.
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Transport around the Southern Bridge in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, was halted after two unmanned aerial vehicle impacts were recorded near the bridge’s load-bearing section.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko announced that metro and road public transport services on the bridge had been suspended following the impacts. Experts from the Kyivavtoshliakhmist operator also began examining the condition of the structure.
The Southern Bridge carries approximately 90 percent of transit traffic between the areas on the two banks of Ukraine’s river. A significant portion of military traffic also passes over the bridge.
On October 2, after another strike, the Southern Bridge was closed in both directions. Kyiv authorities said it had been hit four times in 24 hours, with the latest strike damaging a support, part of the road surface, a barrier and a protective concrete structure along the metro line. Mayor Vitali Klitschko described a "very dramatic situation," as traffic on the Metro and Paton bridges was also restricted and long queues formed across the city.
The AP reported that the strikes, which forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road bridges, appeared to be a new Russian tactic aimed at disrupting daily life in the capital. Bus routes were diverted to other crossings. During the same attacks, a 25-story apartment building in the Darnytskyi district was hit; Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said one person was killed and at least two were injured.
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