Two Russian Drones Hit Major Bridge in Kyiv
- On Sunday, Sept. 27, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported two Shahed drone strikes near the Pivdennyi Bridge support structure, prompting authorities to suspend metro and surface traffic across the bridge.
- Local Telegram channels claimed a Shahed drone struck the bridge while a metro train crossed, allegedly blowing out train car windows, though The Kyiv Post could not verify the footage.
- Circulated videos and photos showed fires near the bridge supports, and imagery allegedly depicted debris and drone engines scattered across the roadway, though authenticity remains unverified.
- Specialists from the municipal enterprise Kyivavtoshliakhmist are inspecting the bridge to assess damage, a critical step for determining when metro and surface transit can safely resume.
- Authorities continue evaluating the site condition following the strikes, and the story remains subject to updates as officials release further information.
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Two Russian drones struck a major Kyiv bridge across the Dnieper River on Thursday, connecting the east and west of the city.
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This is the first major attack reported by the authorities on one of the main bridges of the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion launched in February 2022. "Two drone strikes have hit the area of support of the South Bridge. Traffic of public transport, metro and surface, on the bridge is now interrupted," said Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram, adding that engineers "inspect the state of the structure". Vi…
Two Russian drones hit major bridge in Kyiv
The twin strikes happened on the Southern Bridge -- a transport artery connecting the east and west of the Ukrainian capital over the Dnipro river. Footage shared on Telegram showed an explosion near one of the bridge's support sections and thick smoke rising into the air as road traffic and Metro trains crossed. The bridge was temporarily shut while specialists searched for structural damage, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The Kyiv city admi…
During a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev, a bridge over the Dnipro river has been severely damaged.
The bombing of this bridge, one of the main ones in the Ukrainian capital, comes at a time when Russia has increased its deadly attacks on civilian infrastructure in and around Kiev in recent days.
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