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Russia Strikes Another Major Bridge in Kyiv as Attacks on Ukrainian Capital Escalate
Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said two people were injured and traffic was restricted after the strike damaged the road and power supply system.
- On Saturday, a Russian strike hit Kyiv's Northern Bridge, damaging the road and trolleybus power systems, following Friday's repeated attacks on the Southern Bridge that escalated Moscow's campaign against the capital's infrastructure.
- Kyiv is divided by the Dnipro River, with at least 30% of residents living on the left bank; Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed the strikes target bridges used to transport Ukrainian troops and military supplies.
- Ukraine's Air Force reported Russia launched 157 drones overnight, with air defenses neutralizing 131; Saturday's bridge strike injured two people, while a separate logistics center attack injured four, per Kyiv region military administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko warned Saturday that the enemy is "laying waste to Kyiv," forcing the city to prioritize survival over peacetime comforts; travel disruptions persist with the Southern Bridge closed and Northern Bridge traffic restricted.
- Ukrainian officials stated these strikes are effectively cutting the capital in two, creating a "very dire situation" as the ongoing campaign against the energy sector and logistics infrastructure continues to upend daily life.
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Russian strikes choke traffic over Kyiv bridges
KYIV — Russia struck a bridge linking two sides of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, for the second successive day, officials said Friday, part of an intensifying campaign of air attacks on infrastructure that is upending daily life.
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