Bridge across Dnipro river in Kyiv hit during Russian attack, mayor says

Russian Air Attack Hits Dnipro River’s Northern Bridge in Kyiv, Halting Traffic

Impact and Aftermath of the Attack on Kyiv’s Infrastructure

Details of the Northern Bridge Strike

KYIV, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Northern Bridge across the Dnipro river in Kyiv was hit during a Russian air attack on Saturday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, amid an escalation in strikes on infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital.

Emergency Response and Immediate Effects

Emergency services were deployed to the scene, the mayor said, and traffic across the bridge from the east to the west bank was suspended following damage to the road surface and the overhead trolleybus cables. There were no casualties reported.

Recent Attacks on Other Bridges

In the past two days, the Southern Bridge has been struck several times by Russian drones, forcing the temporary suspension of traffic across it and two other bridges across the vast Dnipro river.

Significance of the Dnipro River Bridges

Over a third of the capital's 3 million residents lived on the east, or "left", bank of the Dnipro before Russia's 2022 invasion, but the vast majority work on the western, or "right", bank where most government institutions and companies are.

Context: Escalating Attacks and Civilian Concerns

Memories of Last Winter’s Bombing Campaign

Memories of last winter, the worst of the war, are prominent in residents' minds after Russia launched last week what was seen in Ukraine as the first salvo of an expected winter bombing campaign against power facilities supplying the capital.

Moscow’s Response to Civilian Targeting Allegations

Moscow has previously denied systematically targeting civilians as part of its bombing campaigns.

(Reporting by Daniel Flynn; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)