Train caught in blast wave: Kyiv changes Green Line metro service after Russian attack on South Bridge
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Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- Ukrinform (Ukraine)11:36first to report
Following a Russian attack, Kyiv temporarily changed metro and ground public transport services across the South Bridge.
Fri, 2 October 2026
3 reports- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)17:20
Kyiv’s metro is ready to resume Green Line service across the South Bridge during yellow air alerts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Trains can cross again only after experts confirm the bridge is safe following repeated Russian drone strikes.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)18:00
Klitschko warned that Kyiv’s functioning increasingly depends on safety and survival as Russian attacks damage infrastructure. Metro services across the Southern Bridge during yellow-level alerts await an expert assessment.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)18:34
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at 5:50 p.m. on Friday that Russian forces struck Kyiv’s South Bridge again, after multiple strikes the day before shut down the bridges and paralyzed traffic in the Ukrainian capital. Zelensky said Friday that Vladimir Putin had ordered his troops to remove restraints on hitting civilian targets to pressure Kyiv toward capitulation.