It was engineered by G. Fuks and Y. Inosov and constructed in 1965 with the expansion of the Kyiv Metro system.

[1][2] It consists of two spans as it links the Venetsiiskyi Island as well as the left and right banks.

This was because the Metro line continues into the hill of the right bank with the Dnipro station.

The smaller span called Rusanivskyi Bridge, which links the Venetsiiskyi Island with the left bank, is a conventional, level span, with two northern traffic lanes and a southern Metro path.

He was found not to be in possession of any explosive, just a rifle, with which he shot a police drone.