In the Rada they discussed a plan in case Kyiv’s bridges are destroyed. What options were considered?

In the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, probable scenarios of actions were discussed in case Russian shelling damages bridges across the Dnieper River in Kyiv. Among the options considered were organization of ferry and pontoon crossings. This was reported by Telegraf in October, according to 3.

According to members of the parliamentary committee on transport and infrastructure, in the summer in the Verkhovna Rada there was a closed meeting on the condition of Kyiv bridges, with participation from the Security Service of Ukraine, the prosecutor's office, the National Police, government representatives, and the Armed Forces.

Member of the party Servant of the People, Volodymyr Kreidenko, told the outlet that some ferries could be allocated for trucks and cars transporting food, medicines, and essential goods, so that such transport could operate continuously and connect both banks.

Separately, passenger ferries between piers or between metro stations could also be involved (for example, from Slavutych metro station to Poshtova Square.

As noted by the deputy, ferry crossing experience exists in Norway, Sweden, and Turkey.

However, in the opinion of Yulia Sirko, a member of the Holos party from the Verkhovna Rada committee on transport and infrastructure, organizing such transportation would be difficult. She cited, in particular, the lack of navigation on the Dnieper and probable difficulties with accepting passengers on both banks.

“Additionally, there must be special ferries for the Dnieper, since the Dnieper wave differs from the Danube wave. And I have not heard a concrete plan that tomorrow there would already be ferries and all of this could be organized quickly. This was discussed in a very theoretical aspect. Practically no one imagines how to organize all of this,” the deputy noted.

Another idea is pontoons, but there are doubts that they would help to fully organize passenger transport or logistics between the right and left banks, Sirko believes. She called pontoons a temporary solution.