Russia strikes second major bridge in Kyiv, mayor says
Russian forces have struck a second major bridge in Kyiv, causing significant traffic disruptions and raising concerns about the city's infrastructure. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko warned that these attacks are part of a broader strategy to isolate parts of the capital.
Why it matters
The targeting of critical infrastructure in a major capital city escalates the conflict and directly impacts the daily lives and safety of millions of civilians.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Ella Kipling and Dan Johnson , Ukraine correspondent in Kyiv AFP via Getty Images Technicians are repairing overhead trolleybus power lines on Kyiv's Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge A Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said, as Moscow ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine's capital.
The attack on Saturday morning injured two people, and damaged the road surface and overhead trolleybus wires on the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge, Klitschko said, causing traffic jams.
It comes after the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge was hit multiple times by Russian drones this week, with Klitschko warning that "the enemy is tearing Kyiv apart" .
Russia said its drones had hit the two bridges used to transfer Ukrainian troops and military cargo. Moscow again urged foreign citizens, including diplomats, to leave Kyiv.
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