A Russian air attack has damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, marking the second major bridge in the Ukrainian capital to come under attack in recent days.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River was struck on Saturday morning, damaging part of the road surface and overhead trolleybus cables. Emergency services were deployed to the scene, while traffic from the eastern bank of the river to the western bank was suspended. No casualties were reported.
The attack came after repeated Russian drone strikes targeted Kyiv’s Southern Bridge over the previous two days. The attacks have disrupted transport across several of the capital’s key Dnipro crossings and caused severe traffic congestion.
Both bridges connect the eastern and western parts of Kyiv, making them important routes for residents travelling between the two sides of the city. More than one-third of Kyiv’s population of about three million people lived on the eastern bank before Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Most government institutions and major businesses are located on the western bank, creating heavy daily demand for the bridges.
The latest attacks have raised concerns over the impact of Russia’s intensified strikes on Kyiv’s infrastructure as winter approaches.
Klitschko described the situation in the capital as “very dramatic” after the earlier attacks on the Southern Bridge, saying Russian strikes were affecting critical infrastructure, logistics, housing and other key facilities.
The Southern Bridge was also targeted on Thursday, when Russian drones struck the crossing and disrupted both road and metro transport. Further attacks on Friday caused additional restrictions and contributed to major traffic jams across the city.
Moscow has said its attacks are directed at military and strategic targets and has repeatedly denied deliberately targeting civilians. Russian officials have also linked their strikes to Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
