Russian strike damages Kyiv’s Northern Bridge; traffic suspended for third day of disruptions
An early Saturday, 3 October, Russian strike damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge and suspended traffic, extending a third day of bridge-targeting disruptions after prior closures of three of six road bridges over the Dnipro, AP reported. Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed the bridge was used for military logistics; Ukraine framed the strikes as disruption of civilian life.
A Russian strike early on Saturday, 3 October, damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge and led authorities to suspend traffic, AP reported, continuing a pattern of bridge attacks that has snarled movement across the Ukrainian capital.
Northern Bridge hit; prior closures
The Northern Bridge strike followed a prior day when three of Kyiv’s six road bridges over the Dnipro were fully or partially closed after earlier strikes. AP described the bridge campaign as a tactic aimed at disrupting daily life in the capital. Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed the Northern Bridge was used for troop and military logistics; Ukrainian officials framed the strikes as attacks on civilian infrastructure and urban mobility.
Related overnight strikes
Ukraine’s air force reported overnight Banderol jet-powered loitering munitions directed toward the Odesa region. Separately, Ukrainian drones overnight struck Kaluga in Russia; apartment buildings were damaged and regional governor Vladislav Shapsha said 13 drones were downed, according to AP-sourced coverage.
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