Russian air strike damages Kyiv's Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River
Both BBC News and France 24 report that a Russian air attack hit the Northern Bridge, a major crossing in Kyiv. The mayor confirmed the strike, noting it follows recent attacks on another key bridge in the city.
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A Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said, as Russia ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital.
The attack on Saturday morning damaged the road surface and trolleybus overhead wires on the Northern Bridge, Klitschko said, causing traffic to be blocked.
The strike comes after another key bridge in the city, Southern Bridge, was targeted multiple times by Russian drones on Thursday and Friday, with Klitschko earlier warning that such attacks were "tearing Kyiv apart".
The Northern and Southern bridges link the eastern and western parts of the capital and had not been hit before Thursday, signalling a new stage in Moscow's strategy.
Attacks on the Southern Bridge have caused major travel disruption since Thursday, with metro and car travel across it suspended.
Many of the city's residents - which number about three million - rely on the metro to travel across the city.
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Russia strikes second major bridge in Kyiv, mayor says
The attack on Northern Bridge comes after repeat attacks on another major bridge in recent days.
2 hours agoRussia strikes another major bridge across Kyiv's Dnipro river
Kyiv's Northern Bridge across the Dnipro river was hit by a Russian air attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday, amid an escalation in strikes on infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. The attack comes a day after the Southern Bridge was hit by several strikes that city officials said were "tearing Kyiv apart".
2 hours ago · FRANCE 24