{"id":2175908,"date":"2026-10-02T09:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2175908"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:09:01","slug":"traffic-gridlocked-in-ukraines-capital-as-russian-drone-strikes-close-key-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2175908","title":{"rendered":"Traffic gridlocked in Ukraine&#8217;s capital as Russian drone strikes close key bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/66\/70\/1200x675_cmsv2_ff1a296c-6b52-5e32-801f-acb2443fa5dc-9936670.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2930570-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2930570\" data-cid=\"9937549\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2930570-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/75\/49\/189x106_cmsv2_4d354d5e-2a7d-58ca-b80a-95b6076f0ff9-9937549.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A healthcare worker in protective clothing is disinfected by a colleague inside a treatment center for Ebola patients in Beni, DR Congo.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Democratic Republic Of Congo<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2930216-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2930216\" data-cid=\"9935555\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2930216-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/55\/55\/189x106_cmsv2_a05d812f-de1a-5660-8139-0507fa82d831-9935555.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Student holds sign &apos;we want BAC Not the BAC&apos; at school protest in Lille, France, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    French students clash with police as school protests spread nationwide\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2930555-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2930555\" data-cid=\"9937532\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2930555-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/75\/32\/189x106_cmsv2_0f78e10a-9168-53bb-9b1a-151c125304a3-9937532.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Latest news bulletin | October 2nd, 2026 \u2013 Evening\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Top News Stories Today<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Latest news bulletin | October 2nd, 2026 \u2013 Evening\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2930539-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2930539\" data-cid=\"9937371\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2930539-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/73\/71\/189x106_cmsv2_d23affc2-9ed2-5fa5-b084-774e268394ee-9937371.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The sun sets beyond the lights of a distant youth baseball complex Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. 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(AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Tech News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The solar system will fall apart far sooner than anyone thought, scientists say\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Traffic gridlocked in Ukraine&#8217;s capital as Russian drone strikes close key bridge<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/66\/70\/1536x864_cmsv2_ff1a296c-6b52-5e32-801f-acb2443fa5dc-9936670.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"The aftermath of a Russian strike on the Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv, 2 October, 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              The aftermath of a Russian strike on the Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv, 2 October, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Ukraine has long feared an attack on its major transportation bridges since the start of Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion in February 2022.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Traffic was gridlocked in Kyiv on Friday after the one of the city&#8217;s main bridges was closed and restrictions placed on others after another wave of Russian drone strikes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" 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The crossing was temporarily closed while a structural assessment was made.<\/p>\n<p>It reopened to traffic and Metro train services soon afterwards but suffered repeated drone strikes on Thursday night and early on Friday, Klitschko said.<\/p>\n<p>The second on Thursday night damaged a bridge pier, the road surface and a protective concrete barrier along the subway line, he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/66\/70\/808x539_cmsv2_f8629e52-d40c-5187-8e23-3dbbfaf76e54-9936670.jpg\" alt=\"An apartment is seen burned out following a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, 2 October, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">An apartment is seen burned out following a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, 2 October, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ukraine has long feared an attack on its major transportation bridges since the start of Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv has been increasingly under aerial bombardment from Russian drones and missiles in recent months, putting the city on near-constant alert and disrupting daily life.<\/p>\n<p>Air raid sirens warning of approaching threats in the skies sound almost round the clock, urging the city&#8217;s estimated 3 million people to seek shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Repeated strikes on trains and petrol stations have already hit the rail and road networks.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Political will<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The latest Russian attacks killed one person and wounded at least two other people when a 25-storey residential building was hit in southeast Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was found as firefighters put out a blaze caused by the blast.<\/p>\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged countries to tighten sanctions to prevent Russia from manufacturing its new jet-powered drones, faster and harder to intercept than previous models, which he said were &#8220;critically dependent&#8221; on foreign components.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every Russian drone can actually be stopped right at the production line,&#8221; he wrote on social media on Friday. &#8220;What is needed is the political will of these countries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the Kremlin has chosen more strikes, sanctions must work and must be strengthened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy has repeatedly called on Ukraine&#8217;s Western allies for more military support, particularly for US-made Patriot missile interceptors.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday evening, he said Ukraine had used its 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class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Lost in translation: Montenegro&#8217;s EU accession faces language barrier<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2930281-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2930281\" data-cid=\"9935914\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Musk returns to Trump administration to co-lead Pentagon war study<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Traffic was gridlocked in Kyiv on Friday after the one of the city&#8217;s main bridges was closed and restrictions placed on others after another wave of Russian drone strikes.Reporters in the city saw long queues of stationary cars and buses on main roads in the Ukrainian capital as commuters sought alternative routes.Traffic built up due to the complete closure to traffic in both directions on the Southern Bridge, one of eight connecting the east and west of Kyiv over the Dnipro River.The Paton Bridge, further north, was open only one way, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said, but there were no reports that it had been hit.Russian drones struck the support structures of the Southern Bridge on Thursday. The crossing was temporarily closed while a structural assessment was made.It reopened to traffic and Metro train services soon afterwards but suffered repeated drone strikes on Thursday night and early on Friday, Klitschko said.The second on Thursday night damaged a bridge pier, the road surface and a protective concrete barrier along the subway line, he added.Ukraine has long feared an attack on its major transportation bridges since the start of Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion in February 2022.Kyiv has been increasingly under aerial bombardment from Russian drones and missiles in recent months, putting the city on near-constant alert and disrupting daily life.Air raid sirens warning of approaching threats in the skies sound almost round the clock, urging the city&#8217;s estimated 3 million people to seek shelter.Repeated strikes on trains and petrol stations have already hit the rail and road networks.Political willThe latest Russian attacks killed one person and wounded at least two other people when a 25-storey residential building was hit in southeast Kyiv.The victim was found as firefighters put out a blaze caused by the blast.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged countries to tighten sanctions to prevent Russia from manufacturing its new jet-powered drones, faster and harder to intercept than previous models, which he said were &#8220;critically dependent&#8221; on foreign components.&#8221;Every Russian drone can actually be stopped right at the production line,&#8221; he wrote on social media on Friday. &#8220;What is needed is the political will of these countries.&#8221;&#8221;If the Kremlin has chosen more strikes, sanctions must work and must be strengthened.&#8221;Zelenskyy has repeatedly called on Ukraine&#8217;s Western allies for more military support, particularly for US-made Patriot missile interceptors.On Thursday evening, he said Ukraine had used its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, without disclosing where or what it had been used against.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/10\/02\/traffic-gridlocked-in-ukraines-capital-as-russian-drone-strikes-close-key-bridge&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/66\/70\/1200x675_cmsv2_ff1a296c-6b52-5e32-801f-acb2443fa5dc-9936670.jpg&#8221;] Democratic Republic Of Congo DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures No Comment French students clash with police as school protests spread nationwide Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | October 2nd, 2026 \u2013 Evening Tech News The solar system will fall apart far sooner than anyone thought, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2175908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2175908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175908\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2175908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2175908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2175908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}