Ukraine: new bridges under construction in kyiv to cope with Russian strikes

Ukraine has started building new bridges over the Dnieper in kyiv, its Transport Minister announced on Friday October 30, after intensifying Russian attacks targeting key infrastructure. The Ukrainian capital, which has around three million inhabitants, has seen its bridges repeatedly hit by Russian drones, halting traffic and stranding residents in huge traffic jams.

21 bridges planned

Ukrainian Transport Minister Mykola Kalashnyk said the government had approved the “rapid construction of alternative bridges over rivers, including over the Dnieper,” the major river that runs through kyiv. “In total, the construction of 21 bridges is planned. Work has already started in kyiv,” Mr. Kalashnyk told MPs on Friday, specifying that the first bridges would be “operational at the beginning of next year”.