Drone strike damages Dnipro bridge in Zaporizhzhia, five hurt
A Russian drone hit one of Zaporizhzhia's bridges over the Dnipro overnight, injuring five people including two Red Cross workers.
A Russian drone struck one of the bridges over the Dnipro River in Zaporizhzhia during an overnight attack early on Tuesday, injuring five people, regional military administration head Mykhailo Semikin said. Traffic across the crossing was halted and vehicles were rerouted, the Zaporizhzhia City Council said, after the strike left visible damage to the road surface, according to photographs taken at the scene.
Two Red Cross workers, aged 43 and 54, were among the five injured; they were travelling to work when the drone struck, Semikin said. The other three hurt were two women, aged 24 and 59, and a 36-year-old man, Hromadske reported. All five were said to be receiving medical treatment, though further details on their condition were not given.
The city council did not disclose which of the city's bridges over the Dnipro was hit, Censor.net and the Kyiv Independent reported.
The strike follows a string of Russian attacks on bridges elsewhere in Ukraine. Russian drones repeatedly targeted Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges between 1 and 4 October, part of what Ukrainian officials have described as an intensifying campaign against the capital's infrastructure. As the war drags on, and as Ukrainian forces continue to strike Russian energy facilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to increase strikes against Ukrainian civilians, the Kyiv Independent reported.
What we know
- A Russian drone struck a bridge over the Dnipro in Zaporizhzhia overnight, injuring five people, regional official Mykhailo Semikin said.
- Two Red Cross workers, aged 43 and 54, were among the injured; three others, two women aged 24 and 59 and a 36-year-old man, were also hurt, Hromadske reported.
- The bridge was closed and traffic rerouted, the Zaporizhzhia city council said.
- The attack follows repeated Russian drone strikes on bridges in Kyiv between 1 and 4 October.
Why it matters for Europe
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 3 October that Ukrainian intelligence had obtained documents showing that Russian President Vladimir Putin had issued a new doctrine allowing broader strikes against Ukrainian civilian targets this winter. Under the policy, roads, schools and hospitals across Ukraine would be targeted in an attempt to force civilians to flee cities, Zelensky said.
Zaporizhzhia, a regional capital in south-eastern Ukraine, lies close to the front line and has been repeatedly struck by Russian forces during the war. The city is a short distance from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest, which has been under Russian control since the early months of the war. International nuclear inspectors have repeatedly warned that fighting near the plant, including strikes on nearby infrastructure, risks disrupting the external power and water supplies the facility needs to operate safely.
Sources
Reported by 3 reports from 3 independent outlets in 2 countries.
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian drone strikes Zaporizhzhia bridge in overnight attack
- Hromadske: У Запоріжжі росіяни атакували один з мостів через Дніпро — постраждали п’ятеро, зокрема працівники Червоного Хреста
- Censor.net: Russia attacked bridge over Dnipro in Zaporizhzhia: five people injured (updated). PHOTO
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Questions and answers
- What happened to the bridge in Zaporizhzhia?
- A Russian drone struck one of the bridges over the Dnipro River overnight, damaging the road surface and forcing its closure, regional officials said.
- How many people were hurt?
- Five people were injured, including two Red Cross workers aged 43 and 54, regional military administration head Mykhailo Semikin said.
- Is this linked to other recent attacks?
- It follows repeated Russian drone strikes on bridges in Kyiv between 1 and 4 October, part of a wider campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure.
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