{
  "id": 12380273,
  "title": "Sybiha On Bridge Attacks: The World Must Clearly Make Russia Understand It Must End Escalation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/sybiha-on-bridge-attacks-the-world-must-clearly-make-russia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/sybiha-on-bridge-attacks-the-world-must-clearly-make-russia-understand-it-must-end-escalation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged international partners to respond forcefully to Russia's escalating terror campaign against Ukraine. In a statement on X, he highlighted that this week marked a new phase in Russia's constant attacks on civilian infrastructure, including food warehouses, retail stores, pharmacy warehouses, and crucial databases. Now, Russia has turned its attention to bridges, which are essential for the country's functioning, linking communities and facilitating daily activities.\n\nSybiha stressed that bridges are critical arteries connecting communities and allowing people to commute to work and access essential services. He recalled that Russian forces struck two bridges in Kyiv six times while civilian traffic and metro trains were crossing them. The minister emphasized that the world cannot remain passive observers – he called on partners to respond decisively, both verbally and with action.\n\nRussia must be made to clearly understand that it must cease its escalation and terror, moving towards diplomacy and efforts towards peace, Sybiha stressed. He also urged allies to bolster Ukraine's air defense, enforce effective sanctions against Russia's military-industrial complex, and add more individuals and organizations to the sanctions list that support the regime's ongoing crimes.\n\nA recent Russian strike on the Pivnichnyi Bridge in Kyiv resulted in the injury of two individuals.",
  "summary": "Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on partners for a decisive response to Russian terror, to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, and to impose effective sanctions on Russia's military-industrial complex. He wrote this on X , UATV English relays. The head of Ukraine's foreign policy establishment stated that this week marked a new stage in Russia's round-the-clock terror campaign against…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}