Crossings over Dnipro are already under construction, with preparations underway to open the first bridges at start of year, – Kalashnyk. VIDEO
The government plans to build 21 alternative bridges, including some across the Dnipro. The first bridges are due to open at the start of the year.
This was announced by Mykola Kalashnyk, Minister for Recovery and Infrastructure, during Question Time in parliament, according to Censor.NET.
What is known?
"Over the past month, the Russian Federation has been systematically attacking Ukraine’s bridge infrastructure in an attempt to disrupt transport links and logistics. Massive damage has been recorded in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Kharkiv," said the minister.
According to him, swift decisions need to be taken.
"Among these is an approved government project that has ensured the rapid construction of alternative bridge crossings over rivers, in particular across the Dnipro. In total, 21 bridge crossings are planned.
Work in Kyiv has already begun. The first bridges will be operational at the start of the year. The central government has also taken responsibility for all this work," added Kalashnyk.
What led up to this?
In October 2026, Russian troops attacked the Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv on several occasions. The most serious damage was recorded following a ballistic strike on the night of 27 October.
- On 1 October 2026, Russian troops attacked the Pivdennyi Bridge for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion. The Pivnichnyi Bridge also came under attack throughout October.
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On the evening of 2 October, the Russian army struck the Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv for the fourth time during a drone attack.
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As a result of the Russian shelling of Kyiv on the night of 22 October, the metro infrastructure on the Pivdennyi Bridge, the ambulance station building and six emergency medical vehicles were damaged. Train services on the red and green lines have been altered, and traffic across the Pivdennyi Bridge has been temporarily suspended.
- In Kyiv, changes to public transport services were introduced following the Russian night-time attack on 27 October. Due to damage to the metro’s surface infrastructure, train services on the red and green lines were altered, and traffic across the Pivdennyi Bridge was temporarily suspended.
