Russian air strikes kill one, restrict traffic across Dnipro River in Kyiv
The attacks damaged homes and key transport links as Ukraine said Russia launched more than 100 drones overnight, nearly half jet-powered.
- On Friday, Russian air strikes again hit the Southern Bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram. Thursday's drone attacks smashed into a school and the same bridge, triggering fires across the capital.
- Moscow continues its nearly daily, around-the-clock strikes on Ukraine, increasingly targeting vital transport links across the Dnipro River. These attacks aim to pressure the capital's infrastructure and population.
- Authorities in Kyiv closed traffic on the Southern Bridge and the Paton Bridge in both directions following the damage. Officials are redirecting transport via alternative routes to mitigate disruption.
- President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have cost Russia 1% of its gross domestic product. Citizens are forming long lines to refill car tanks amid the damage.
- Journalist Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva noted that fears over transport links between the banks of the Dnipro have become a strategic tool for pressuring Ukrainians. Protecting these rear areas remains a critical challenge for the nation.
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Three central bridges in Kiev have been partially or completely closed after Russian drone strikes, causing traffic chaos. One person was also killed in an attack on a high-rise building. “The enemy is destroying Kiev,” writes the capital’s mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram.
Russian Drones Attack Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge Three Times in One Day, Disrupting Ukrainian Logistics
According to Ukrainian media reports, the Pivdennyi Bridge was targeted by at least three drone attacks on Thursday (1/10/2026).
The Mayor of Kiev accused Russia of "damaging" the capital, while Zelensky claims that Putin now acts "without any more rules".
He called the situation “very complicated” this Friday.
(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Kyung-rak = As damage mounts in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv due to the Russian attack, criticism that it was a deliberate targeting of civilian facilities...
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