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Ukrainian News Agency (UNIAN), UNIAN photo, frame from video Russia can significantly complicate the lives of Kyiv residents by striking bridges over the Dnieper, and dismissing the scenario of partial destruction entirely is not advisable. Taras Chmut, head of the Invictus Don’t Die fund, said this in an interview with DW.
He noted that bridges in Kyiv have long been in an emergency state, so even in peaceful times they were not entirely safe.
"And now they’re being hit with various means as well. (...) Unfortunately, Kyiv was poorly prepared for this," Chmut said.
When asked how to protect Kyiv’s bridges, Chmut noted that different strike weapons require different methods of countering. One thing is ordinary "Shahed" drones, another is ballistic missiles.
Given the lack of interception means, Chmut stated that he cannot rule out a scenario of bridges in Kyiv being destroyed.
"With great willingness and resource expenditure, the Russians can do it. The question is, destroying some section does not always mean destroying the bridge. And therefore the next question is how quickly the bridge can be restored at least in some format. Even partial destruction of bridges would further collapse the overall system. Kyiv has not been a very good or comfortable city for traffic even before, and events now significantly slow down life," he explained.
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As UNIAN reported, former head of the company "Ukrenergo" Volodymyr Kudrytskyi criticized Ukraine’s readiness for winter. According to him, the government failed to prepare, particularly in the electricity generation sector, where a deficit may repeat last year’s figures. Only a few hundred megawatts of new capacity have been built, which does not solve the problem of a deficit of 7 GW.
Also, according to him, there is no backup power supply for critical infrastructure, including the water utility and Kyiv’s metro, tenders for which have been postponed until 2027 year. He said the current situation is already difficult, and changing it quickly is impossible—one must prepare for winter 2027–28 years, and the coming seasons will depend on the weather and Russian attacks.
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