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All necessary specialists are on site.
In the evening 26 of October and in the night leading into 27 of October, Russian troops attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles. The Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA) later reported in its Telegram channel that traffic on the Southern Bridge was restricted due to the enemy attack.
The mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, also reported hits on the Southern Bridge. He said that the metro infrastructure on the bridge was damaged as well.
It is noted that on the green (Syretsko-Pecherska) line of Kyiv’s metro trains are running on two sections—from Syrets station to Vidubichy station, and from Osokorky station to Chervonyi Hutir station. Passengers are advised to take these changes into account when planning their routes.
Additionally, the Kyiv City State Administration (KCDA) emphasizes that due to another nightly attack on the capital, the ground metro infrastructure was damaged. On the red line, trains are currently running between Akademmistechko and Darnytsia stations. The Chernihivska and Lisova stations are temporarily closed to passenger traffic.
“Train movement across the Southern Bridge has been suspended. All necessary specialists are on site,” the statement reads.
Automobile traffic across the Southern Bridge has also been temporarily restricted in both directions.
As a reminder, on the night leading into October 22, during a massive mixed attack on Kyiv, the Southern Bridge was also damaged. In the morning, the city authorities announced traffic restrictions on the bridge from the right to the left bank of the capital, and the suspension of metro green-line trains between the banks of the Dnieper.
In the fall, the Southern Bridge was attacked several times by rocket strikes. Because of these hits, metro trains between the banks of the Dnieper were stopped for several days. After previous attacks during rush hour, only one metro train is allowed on the bridge at a time, which limits the green line’s operation.
Six automobile bridges connect Kyiv’s two riverbanks, and blocking even one affects the whole city. Now, in addition to old problems, there are new ones: Russian attacks on infrastructure across the Dnieper. In response, authorities restricting movement talk about pontoon crossings, new concrete structures, and even a tunnel. But how well do these measures match the real threat?
In the article “Will Kyiv’s bridges endure, or About the interaction between authorities and society,” the Director of the City Institute, Oleksandr Serhiiienko, analyzes the bridges’ load-bearing capacity, the logic of current restrictions, and offers his own answer to how to preserve cross-river connections during attacks.
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