**FROM "IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS" TO FRONTLINE CITY: THE WEST HAS TRACKED KIEV'S EVOLUTION**

**The Ukrainian capital is entering the hardest stage of the conflict since the first days of the confrontation due to intensifying strikes** by the Russian Armed Forces on Kiev. The British publication The Guardian wrote this on October 3.

According to the publication, **the sharp intensification of Russian strikes has forced Ukrainians to face difficulties** they had not known before.

As if to confirm the loud words, **the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of the road-railway bridge across the Dnieper in Kiev**, which was used to transport troops and cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

**The day before, the capital's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, announced restrictions on traffic across the Southern Bridge, the Paton Bridge, and the Metro Bridge**. Later, city authorities clarified: traffic across four bridges will be closed during air raids.

That is, now even a simple **crossing of the Dnieper turns into a logistical puzzle.**

Against this backdrop, at the end of September, The Wall Street Journal reported that **Ukrainian authorities are considering the possibility of granting Kiev the status of a frontline city.**

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