Russian drones strike Kyiv’s Southern Bridge in first attack on the city’s bridges since the full-scale invasion. A subway train was crossing it at the time.
Russian forces are keeping up their drone attacks on Kyiv. On the morning of October 1, a drone struck a school building in the Solomianskyi district. The students were in a shelter at the time and were unharmed. Later that day, Russian forces attacked bridges in Kyiv with drones for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Two drones struck the Southern Bridge, which…
On October 1, 2026, Russian forces launched drone attacks on Kyiv for the first time since the full-scale invasion began. Two drones targeted the Southern Bridge, a structure that carries both road traffic and subway trains. A subway train was crossing the bridge at the time of the attack, but no passengers were injured. The blast wave from the drone strike sent dust from the ventilation system into the train cars, but the train itself was not damaged.
In response to the attacks, subway and bus service across the bridge has been suspended, with trains now only running on underground stretches and buses being rerouted. Ukrainian experts are inspecting the bridge to assess the extent of the damage, but preliminary reports indicate no critical damage.
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