Bridge across the Irpin River near Kyiv is being restored: truck traffic is allowed (photo)

The bridge near Stoyanka was blown up during the first days of the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine so that they could not surround the capital.

Truck traffic was resumed on the Kyiv-Chop highway near Stoyanka / photo facebook.com/oleksandr.kubrakov

On the Kiev-Chop highway near the village of Stoyanka, Kiev region, the movement of trucks was resumed on the partially restored bridge over the Irpin River , which was destroyed during the hostilities.

This was reported by the Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov on Facebook .PauseUnmute

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“Today we opened the left passage on the international road M-06 Kyiv – Chop near Parking lot and resumed traffic on the highway for trucks,” the minister said.

According to him, the next stage will be the restoration of the right passage of the destroyed bridge, the completion of work is planned in the fall.

Kubrakov also recalled that the bridge over the Irpin River near Stoyanka was blown up in the early days of the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine so that they could not surround the capital.

He added that after the liberation of the capital region, a temporary bridge was erected, but only cars could move along it, and trucks went around.