Kyiv plans new water crossings over River Dnipro as Russia targets bridges
- On Tuesday, Kyiv plans to allocate 1 billion hryvnias to build water crossings across the River Dnipro, Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced, as Russia escalates attacks on the city's bridges.
- Russia has significantly increased strikes on logistics in and around Kyiv in recent months, disrupting transportation for hundreds of thousands by hitting bridges this month.
- Four Iskander ballistic missiles hit the South Bridge overnight, an attack President Volodymyr Zelenskiy decried as a "serious escalation." One of Kyiv's six main bridges, it carries both metro and road traffic.
- Klitschko stated the city's defence council discussed "the project to build combined water crossings over the River Dnipro and the access roads leading to them," though he provided no further details.
- Disruptions to bridge traffic present a critical issue for Kyiv residents who commute across the River Dnipro; such water crossing structures have not been used in the city since Russia's February 2022 invasion.
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Kiev plans to allocate 1 billion Ukrainian hryvnias, or nearly 20 million euros, to build backup crossings of the Dnieper River. The decision comes amid increased Russian attacks on logistics in the area and on bridges in the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city’s defense council had discussed “a project to build combined crossings of the Dnieper and road access to them.” He did not specify where the facilities would be b…
The Kiev Defence Council considered a project for the construction of a combined water crossing through Dnieper and its access roads, which, according to the Mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitaly Klićko, involved the damage and closure of traffic on the South Bridge.
Kyiv approves alternative Dnipro crossings after Russian strikes on bridges
Kyiv's Southern Bridge was struck by at least one Russian ballistic missile on the morning of Oct. 27, leaving a large hole in the structure and closing the bridge to both road and rail traffic.
Kyiv plans to build water crossings as Russia escalates bridge strikes
KYIV, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Kyiv plans to allocate 1 billion hryvnias ($22 million) to build water crossings over the River Dnipro that divides the capital into two parts, the city mayor said on Tuesday, as Russia escalates its attacks on brid...
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