Kyiv's aging bridges could leave the capital effectively split in two, warns the Ukrainian infrastructure expert. Oleg Popenko, head of the Union of Consumers of Public Utilities, claims that most bridges in Kyiv require major repairs, citing problems with the Paton, South and Drnitsky bridges.
He warned that restrictions on the Patton Bridge were already necessary because of its deteriorating condition, while two other bridges remained unfinished.
Popenko even suggested that further Russian attacks could leave the capital divided between the two sides of the Dnipro:.
"One city will be called Kyiv, and the other city will be called simply -. the left bank".