Russian drone strikes Kyiv's Northern Bridge, damaging power lines; traffic restricted

A Russian jet-powered drone struck Kyiv's Northern Bridge before 7 a.m. on October 3, damaging the road surface and trolleybus power lines, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported. Traffic was restricted to three lanes toward the right bank and one toward the left, with full service pending repair of the overhead lines.

Presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov suggested Russia may be using mesh relay devices to steer Shahed drones toward targets like bridges in real time, though this remains his assessment rather than confirmed fact. The strike followed two days of Russian drone attacks on Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge, which damaged a support pier and left the bridge fully closed to vehicles and the metro.

City authorities also restricted traffic on the Paton Bridge and Metro Bridge the day before, producing what the report describes as a citywide transportation collapse, with residents reduced to crossing bridges on foot. Kyivpastrans rerouted bus and trolleybus lines across both riverbanks to patch together service.

The full dispatch is available from the source below.