Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor
Kyiv's mayor has warned that the city is in a critical state following intensified Russian drone and missile strikes on infrastructure. The attacks have crippled key transport bridges and data centers, leading to significant disruptions for the capital's three million residents.
Why it matters
The escalation of attacks on civilian infrastructure highlights the worsening humanitarian and logistical crisis in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Image source, DSNS / Kyiv Image caption, All metro and automobile traffic is now suspended across Kyiv's Pivdennyi bridge
Intensified Russian drone and missile strikes are "tearing Kyiv apart", the mayor of Ukraine's capital has warned.
Vitaliy Klitschko said the city was now in a "very dramatic situation" as Moscow was battering its "critical infrastructure, logistics, housing" and other key facilities.
He was speaking after Kyiv's defence council held a crisis meeting, following new Russian strikes on a key bridge that caused traffic chaos. The city's data centres have also been recently hit, resulting in internet outages.
President Vladimir Putin earlier said Russia was acting in response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy facilities, despite the fact that it was Moscow that had first launched such attacks.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, The latest Russian strikes caused huge traffic jams across Kyiv
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