Russian air strikes kill one, restrict traffic across Dnipro River in Kyiv
More than 100 drones hit Kyiv overnight, and officials said the strikes closed three bridges and damaged a residential tower.
- 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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On Friday, Russian drones damaged several bridges in Kiev – a renewed expansion of the Kremlin's air campaign. While Russia is even experiencing setbacks on the front, it wants to force Ukraine to its knees with unleashed bombardments.
New Russian strikes hit a residential building in Kiev on the night of 1 to 2 October, killing one person and wounding two others, and paralysing one of the city's major traffic routes. The mayor of the Ukrainian capital deplores an attack that has "damaged" the city.
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corren.seنُشر هذا مقاعد والً عبر Cedarnews.net. To follow more of the exclusive news and reports, visit our website. Three central bridges in Kiev have been closed in whole or in part after Russian drone strikes, with traffic chaos as a result. One person was killed at the same time in an attack. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر site Cedarnews الشبابري. To see more of the latest news and exclusive reports, visit our official website.
The Ukrainian capital, which has some 3 million inhabitants, is divided in two by the Dnieper River and therefore depends heavily on its eight bridges. These are the first major attacks on a major Kiev bridge since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, while Ukraine has long feared such strikes.
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