A fragment of Kyiv’s glass bridge, which survived a rocket hit, was put up for auction
A piece of glass from the pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Kyiv, which survived a rocket attack, was put up for charity auction on the Prozorro platform. This is stated on the procurement website. The auction will be held on June 2. The starting price of the lot is UAH 10,000. “This fragment is a symbol of the stability of Kyiv and the whole of Ukraine, which has resisted and will win,” emphasized Prozorro. A piece of the glass structure of the bridge. A piece of the bridge measuring 10*3.5 cm was placed in a glass protective box and illuminated. A total of 100 souvenirs were produced. All funds from auction sales will be directed to support a separate rifle battalion of the city of Kyiv, which is currently defending Ukraine’s independence on the front lines. A souvenir from an unbreakable bridge We will remind that a Russian missile hit the bridge on October 10 during the massive shelling of the capital. Despite almost being hit, the supporting structures withstood. In social networks, they joked that the Klitschka bridge survived, but the Crimean bridge did not. The debris of the rocket damaged only the inspection panels. It took only 2 months to recover. The pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Volodymyrsky Uzviz was opened on May 26, 2019. The crossing united the large tourist area, which stretches from Kontraktova Square, with Pechersk, creating a single pedestrian route. Read also: Day of Sustainable Museums: How the museum quarter of Kyiv is recovering after the Russian missile attack
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