Kyiv bridges face severe traffic limits after drone strike on South Bridge
Both sides of Kyiv's South Bridge are fully closed to traffic, while the Paton Bridge sees a complete restriction on right-to-left bank flow.
A drone strike on Kyiv's South Bridge has led to a total closure of the crossing on both sides, halting all vehicular movement. On the Paton Bridge, authorities have imposed a complete ban on traffic moving from the right bank to the left bank, while other bridges also face constraints; the Metro Bridge now permits only one lane from left to right, and surface transport on the Paton Bridge remains severely limited. During the attack, a metro train crossed the South Bridge without any passengers or driver being harmed.
After the impact, surface public transport on the bridge resumed, but metro operations have stayed suspended as engineers inspect the structure. City officials are monitoring the situation and working to restore full service.
Why it matters
The closures disrupt daily commutes and highlight the vulnerability of Kyiv's transport infrastructure to attacks.
How this story developed
- Sep 10 Ukrainian forces begin new offensive in northern Donetsk, commander says
- Sep 11 Ukraine’s Third Army Corps is fielding experimental four-wheeled robots called “Hyenas” to deliver explosives, resupply troops and retrieve the wounded along the 1,200 km front.
- Sep 15 Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian assault on Lyman.
- Sep 20 The robots have been observed along the entire 1,200‑kilometre front.
- Sep 25 Ukrainian commanders announced further territorial gains around Lyman since the initial report.
- Sep 26 Russian attacks killed four civilians in Ukraine, while a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's Krasnodar region killed three people.
- Sep 27 Operators now use Discord to coordinate the robots with drones.
- Sep 27 German de‑escalation pleas were rejected and talks have stalled.
- Sep 28 Ukrainian forces announced the latest village recaptures as part of Operation Vivaldi’s third phase.
- Sep 28 Russian strikes this week damaged Kyiv data centres and set fire to the National Academy of Sciences.
- Sep 29 The latest 24‑hour wave of Russian attacks resulted in one death and 56 injuries nationwide.
- Sep 29 The assaults involved missiles and roughly 190 drones targeting Kyiv's communication and energy facilities, as well as critical sites in Zjytomyr, Mykolajiv, Kirovohrad, Rivne, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Tsjerkasy. Officials reported multiple deaths, among them a child, and a number of injuries across the country. Power outages affected thousands of households, but DTEK engineers restored electricity to about 8,000 homes. Neighboring NATO members Romania and Poland deployed fighter jets to patrol their airspace during the attacks.
- Oct 2 Russian drones struck Kyiv’s Southern and Paton bridges and a residential block in Darnytskyi district.
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