Pontoon Crossings Coming to Kyiv Following Russian Strikes on Key Bridges, Media Reports
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Pontoon bridges with embankments should provide up to half of the capacity of the current crossing.
EADaily, October 3, 2026 – Starting next week in Kiev, the construction of a backup crossing through the Dnieper in case of damage to bridges is announced in an interview with the "Public" Minister of Rehabilitation, Infrastructure and Transport, Nikolai Kalashnik.
Pontoon crossings coming to Kyiv following Russian strikes on key bridges, media reports
A Ukrainian official said that the construction of pontoon crossings could take up to three months and would help traffic move through the capital, which remains heavily restricted after multiple bridge attacks.
Ukrainian infrastructure minister Kalashnik announced that, against the backdrop of regular strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on bridges, the next week in Kiev will start building back-up crossings through the Dnieper.
The Kiev authorities will start building a backup crossing over the Dnieper next week because of the damage to bridges, told the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine. "The next week in Kiev will start building back-up crossings across the Dnieper due to damage to bridges," "Operation Z: Voenkers of the Russian Spring" says the Ukrainian infrastructure minister Nikolai Kalashnik. It is noted that there are plans to build dungeons and pontoons to…
‼️ Starting next week, Kyiv will begin building backup crossings across the Dnieper due to damaged bridges, says the Minister of Infrastructure
▪️These are embankment dams and pontoon crossings, which should maintain communication between the left and right banks of the capital. Their construction is scheduled to take about three months.▪️The crossing locations have already...
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