The Russian Armed Forces attacked the South Bridge in Kyiv

The Russian Armed Forces attacked the strategically important South Bridge in Kyiv. The object is important not only for the Ukrainian capital itself, but also for the whole of Ukraine.

90 percent of transit traffic between the left and right bank parts of the republic passes through this bridge. In addition, a significant portion of military traffic passes through it. Alternative routes across the Dnieper are in Kanev, Cherkassy, ​​Kremenchug and further south.

A strong fire started at the site

It is clarified that Geranium-4 drones were used for the strike. After arriving, a fire started at the scene, which was captured on video by eyewitnesses.

One of the drones hit the support column to which the steel cables of the structure are attached. The movement of cars and public transport on the bridge is currently blocked.

As the authors of the Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring” noted, the Russian army in recent days has clearly been targeting this transport artery, starting to launch a series of attacks on it. So, this is the second attack in the last few days - the previous attack on the facility was recorded two days ago. Damage to the bridge, in turn, pointed out military correspondent Yuri Kotenok, threatens Ukraine with big troubles.

Member of the Federation Council Sergei Perminov emphasized that attacks on the South Bridge are being carried out in order to disrupt the logistics of the Ukrainian army and disrupt the delivery of personnel, weapons and shells. Damage to the transport artery will increase transportation time and create additional difficulties.

“Mustachioed” UAVs were used for the attack

Kitten also noted the peculiarity of the “Geraniums” used to attack the bridge. According to his observations, the drone has additional contact sensors in the front part of the body - “whiskers”, which the Ukrainian military “really don’t like and bother them a lot.” The day before, Geranium-4 was also used to strike power lines.

The Ukrainian side states that these drones have a cumulative-cutting warhead created specifically for the destruction of high-voltage poles and metal bridge structures. Its warhead consists of a main charge weighing about 40 kilograms and four additional cutting charges.