Bridge across Dnipro river in Kyiv hit during Russian attack

A Russian air attack on Saturday damaged the Northern Bridge spanning the Dnipro river in Kyiv, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Following the incident, emergency services rushed to the scene and traffic across the bridge from the east to the west bank was halted due to damage to the road surface and overhead trolleybus cables.

No casualties were reported in the attack. Over the past two days, the Southern Bridge has also been struck multiple times by Russian drones, leading to the temporary suspension of traffic and two other bridges across the Dnipro river. Despite over a third of Kyiv's 3 million residents previously residing on the east side of the river, most residents now work on the west bank, which houses most government institutions and companies.

The recent events have brought back memories of the worst winter of the war, as Russia launched what many in Ukraine viewed as the initial salvo of an anticipated winter bombing campaign against power facilities providing electricity to the capital. Russian officials have previously denied systematically targeting civilians in their bombing campaigns.