A Russian missile attack on Kyiv in the night to Tuesday hit the South Bridge and closed it to all traffic in both directions. This was announced by Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, as reported by the news outlet Ukrainska Pravda. According to Klitschko, metro facilities on the bridge were also damaged.
Because of the damage to the above-ground metro infrastructure, train services on the red and green lines were initially restricted. According to Ukrainska Pravda, the red line is now running fully again. On the green line, trains run only between the Syrets and Vydubychi stations; the section between Osokorky and Chervonyi Khutir is closed. The Kyiv city administration also announced changes to the operation of above-ground public transport. In the morning, the patrol police reported the closure of the South Bridge.
According to BBC News Ukraine, the attack took place in several waves on the evening of 26 October and in the night to 27 October. According to the city administration, one person died in the evening in the Dniprovskyi district near a supermarket. At least ten people were injured, nine of them were taken to hospital, three are in a life-threatening condition. “Most of the injured are students from the dormitory of one of the universities,” mayor Klitschko said, according to BBC News Ukraine. Among the places hit were a dormitory of the State University of Trade and Economics, a clinic in the Dniprovskyi district where the blast wave shattered windows in its intensive care unit, and a metro station in the Desnianskyi district. Emergency power cuts occurred in the city.
According to BBC News Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian ballistic missiles had hit the grounds of a university and the surrounding area in Kyiv, including Kyoto Park, the area around a metro station and residential buildings. There are dead and injured, rescue work is ongoing, and there are indications that people may be trapped under rubble. Zelensky also pointed to delays in the delivery of interceptor missiles for air defence.
