A Russian strike hit Kyiv’s Northern Bridge on October 3, damaging the road and trolleybus wires, according to the city’s mayor. He reported two people injured and temporary traffic restrictions. The attack follows recent strikes on the Southern Bridge, extending disruption to another Dnipro crossing. The new incident concerns the Northern Bridge, rather than a renewed account of the earlier closure.
Russia struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge on October 3, and Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported two people injured. The crossing links the banks of the Dnipro River in Ukraine’s capital. Damage to the road surface and the wires supplying trolleybuses interrupted traffic, according to the city administration.[1], [2]
Klitschko said movement from the left bank towards the right bank was halted. A detailed engineering assessment had not yet been announced. The bridge, known in Ukrainian as Pivnichnyi, was not reported completely destroyed.[1]
The strike followed recent attacks on the Southern Bridge, which had affected car and metro travel. Northern Bridge is a different crossing. Kyiv has approximately three million residents, making movement between the two riverbanks important to daily transport.[1]
Russia says the bridges serve Ukrainian military movements and describes its attacks as retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities. Moscow has urged foreigners in Kyiv to leave. Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting civilian infrastructure. These are the opposing parties’ explanations; military use of the bridge at the time of the strike has not been independently established.[1]
