Mayor Vitali Klitschko says the October 27 attacks damaged the bridge and associated subway infrastructure. City authorities have suspended traffic on the crossing.
Kyiv city authorities suspended traffic on Southern Bridge after Russian missile strikes on 27 October, DW said. The crossing remained closed, with some commuters walking across it to get to work, the Guardian said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the strikes damaged Southern Bridge and associated subway infrastructure. Kyiv officials said the overnight attacks involved 16 ballistic missiles and more than 280 drones, Al Jazeera said. Those figures cover the attacks across Kyiv, not weapons that hit the bridge.
The Guardian put the toll from the overnight Russian drone and ballistic-missile attacks at at least one person killed and 15 injured. A university campus was hit and students were wounded. The casualty figures concern the attacks across Kyiv, not casualties specifically on Southern Bridge.
BBC had earlier put the toll at one killed and 14 injured in attacks that hit a university and a bridge on the evening of 26 October. DW described witnesses hearing explosions in Kyiv shortly after 3 a.m. local time on 27 October, while air raid alerts sounded across several regions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces struck again while emergency crews were still dealing with the initial attacks. He described the strikes as a serious escalation in Russia’s campaign targeting Ukrainian logistics.
Ukraine is awaiting US confirmation of the proposed Abu Dhabi meeting, where Zelenskyy wants ceasefires and humanitarian issues discussed.
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Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces had targeted transport infrastructure in Kyiv.
The strikes came as Russia and Ukraine began a localized ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky, in southern Ukraine. Both sides confirmed that the truce took effect at 3 a.m. on 27 October to allow humanitarian aid into the town. Doctors, food, drinking water and medicine were expected to arrive before evacuation corridors opened. The ceasefire does not extend to other parts of Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials and Russia’s defence ministry said the limited ceasefire was being respected. BBC said aid deliveries and civilian evacuation were planned for 30 October. The Guardian said evacuation was due to begin on 29 or 30 October. Ukrainian officials said the pause in fighting was due to last until 11 p.m. on 1 November.
Britain’s government sets out £7 billion in economic support over three years and £3 billion in export-finance capacity, prioritising military support through the latter.
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The October 23 agreement envisages humanitarian deliveries and repatriation efforts across Kherson communities after the immediate Oleshky mission, with Melania Trump helping coordinate.
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