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In Kyiv they will strengthen protection of bridges against drones, and they are also considering pontoon crossings and a tunnel under the Dnipro. Key points from Suspilne's interview with Infrastructure Minister Kalashnik:
🔹 Starting next week, Kyiv plans to begin construction of several earthen embankment dams with pontoon crossings. Work could last up to three months, and the crossings are expected to provide at least half the traffic capacity of the current bridges.
🔹 About 600 thousand vehicles cross Kyiv’s left and right banks daily. The goal of the backup crossings is to preserve this carrying capacity.
🔹 Locations have already been identified. Such crossings are also planned to be built in other regions of Ukraine, not only across the Dnipro.
🔹 The ministry is also considering rapidly deployable concrete structures and, in the longer term, a tunnel under the Dnipro. Such projects could cost tens of billions of hryvnias and will require partner support: “the task is to find such resources.”
🔹 The top priority remains protecting existing bridges. They plan to install anti-drone nets and other suspended equipment on them, as well as strengthen coverage by air defense, electronic warfare, and radio-electronic reconnaissance.
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