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Russia strikes Kyiv bridge as aerial campaign intensifies
Moscow hits a major crossing over the Dnipro river and a logistics hub, stepping up attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure as winter approaches.
In brief
Moscow hits a major crossing over the Dnipro river and a logistics hub, stepping up attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure as winter approaches. Russia struck Kyiv's Northern Bridge and other critical infrastructure overnight Saturday, part of an escalating aerial campaign targeting Ukraine's civil and military assets…
Russia strikes Kyiv's Northern Bridge
Russia hit the Northern Bridge connecting Kyiv's left and right banks of the Dnipro river overnight Saturday. Traffic was suspended and emergency services deployed to the scene.
Half a million people use the crossing daily
Around five hundred thousand people commute from the Dnipro's left bank to the right bank daily. Eight bridges connect the two sides in total, and damage to the Northern Bridge disrupts major traffic flows.
Russia targets multiple strategic sites
Russia's defense ministry confirmed the bridge strike and said it also hit the Hostomel logistics hub and a cargo ship near Odessa. Moscow claimed the bridge was used to transport military cargo.
Nuclear plant threatened by strikes
The International Atomic Energy Agency said four strikes in recent days threatened safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, reportedly disabling an off-site radiation monitoring station.
Russia escalates bombing campaign
Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's civil and critical infrastructure in recent weeks, targeting residential areas, energy facilities, sea terminals and data centers. In the past week alone, Russia launched more than one hundred ninety missiles and drones.
Ukraine faces massive funding shortfall
Ukraine's Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said the country faces a twenty seven billion dollar defense funding gap this year. Kyiv hopes to cover about seven billion dollars domestically and is seeking the rest from international partners.
The bottom line
Russia struck Kyiv's Northern Bridge and other critical infrastructure overnight Saturday, part of an escalating aerial campaign targeting Ukraine's civil and military assets.
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