Pivdennyi bridge

Russian drone strikes have hit the Pivdennyi bridge in Kyiv, in what is described as an attempt to cut the crossings over the Dnipro river. The strikes on the Ukrainian capital's bridge infrastructure mark an escalation in attacks targeting key transport links across the river.

Russian drones struck Kyiv's Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge for a third time today, according to Ukrainian opposition politician Kira Rudik-linked reporting shared by the Gerashchenko account. The bridge is a key crossing used by hundreds of thousands of civilians daily to get to work and home. Commentators say the strikes are aimed at making life in the capital unbearable and violate international norms.

Russian drones struck Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge three times on October 1, hitting a key crossing over the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian capital. The repeated attacks on critical infrastructure underscore the ongoing campaign of drone strikes against the city, with attention focused on damage to the bridge and its impact on transport in Kyiv.

Russia struck the Pivdennyi bridge in central Kyiv in broad daylight, reportedly hitting while a metro train was crossing. It is described as the first recorded attack on a bridge in the Ukrainian capital, marking an escalation in strikes on infrastructure as the war continues.

Russian drones struck near the Pivdennyi (South) Bridge in Kyiv, with two strikes recorded close to the bridge's support structure. Authorities halted metro and surface public transport across the bridge while damage was assessed. The attack disrupted a key crossing in the Ukrainian capital and renewed attention on the vulnerability of civilian infrastructure to ongoing Russian drone strikes.