In brief
On Saturday, Kyiv’s mayor confirmed that Russia’s newest strike targeted the city’s Northern Bridge, damaging the road surface and trolleybus wires. The incident came after a similar attack on the Southern Bridge, indicating a shift to hitting critical infrastructure. The damage has cut off traffic between eastern and western Kyiv, prompting urgent emergency response. Russia maintains its claim of retaliation against Ukrainian energy facility strikes, though it was the starting point of the conflict.
On Saturday, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that the city’s Northern Bridge spanning the Dnipro River had been struck by a Russian drone, following the prior attack on the Southern Bridge.
The impact damaged the roadway and severed essential trolleybus overhead wires, temporarily halting traffic between the capital’s eastern and western zones. Emergency crews were dispatched to the site, and traffic was blocked from the left to the right bank until repairs could begin.
Klitschko warned that the new pattern of strikes—targeting vital infrastructure—has thrust Kyiv into a “very dramatic” situation. He noted that Moscow was battering the city’s bridges, logistics, housing and other key facilities, eroding the downtown fabric of life.
Despite claims that Russian attacks are retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities, Kyiv’s mayor pointed out that it was Moscow that first launched these assaults, and the city now faces relentless aerial pressure.
