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A Russian ballistic missile struck Kyiv’s Southern Bridge overnight into October 27, damaging aboveground metro infrastructure and forcing authorities to close the key crossing over the Dnipro River.
Ukrainian media reported that Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles twice during the night and that one of the missiles struck the Southern Bridge.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said specialists were assessing the damage and that traffic across the bridge had been closed.
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Metro services on the Green Line were suspended between Osokorky and Chervony Khutir stations, with trains operating only between Syrets and Vydubychi stations. Local authorities had not yet announced when the affected services would resume.
The reported direct missile strike marks an escalation from the series of drone attacks Russia carried out against Kyiv’s bridges earlier in the month.
On October 1 and 2, Russian drones repeatedly struck the Southern Bridge, damaging a support structure, the roadway, barriers and protective concrete around the metro line. Later on October 3, a Russian drone hit the Northern Bridge, damaging its road surface and the overhead wires powering trolleybuses. The attacks disrupted traffic across several of the capital’s main crossings over the Dnipro River.
The latest ballistic missile strike marks a notable escalation in Russia’s campaign against bridges in the Ukrainian capital.
The strike also comes as Ukraine’s air defenses face mounting pressure from Russia’s sustained missile and drone strikes, with reported shortages of interceptor missiles adding to the challenge of protecting major cities and critical infrastructure.
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