Massive Russian attack on kyiv: ballistic missiles damage bridge and power plants

The Russian Army launched a new massive attack against kyiv on the night of Friday to Saturday that has caused at least five injuries and damage to what is known as the Northern Bridge as well as to energy infrastructure, which further complicates the supply of water and electricity in the capital.

Specifically, in the Russian attack, energy installations in the kyiv and Zitomir regions have been damaged, indicated the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitchkó, ​​in addition to residential buildings and the North Bridge. Likewise, Klitchkó has indicated that the bombing has injured five people, including a 14-year-old minor.

For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that it has struck two power plants in the kyiv region: Tripolskaya, with a power of 1,800 megawatts, and Kievskaya.

As detailed on social networks by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Moscow has used 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles for its attack, all of them aimed at kyiv and its surrounding region. According to the Ukrainian president, Russia has hit with its missiles "a substation that connects the Rivne and Khmelnytsky nuclear power plants with kyiv and the central regions of Ukraine."

Energy infrastructure has been the "main objective," Zelensky stressed. "The capital is facing serious difficulties with its electricity, water and heating supplies," he stressed.

The mayor of kyiv has also indicated that "the energy supply situation in the capital is extremely complicated", because the constant Russian attacks on the capital's infrastructure "are also affecting the operation of the city's heating and water supply systems" at the threshold of winter.

The northern bridge of the capital has suffered damage to the road surface, to the overhead catenary system for trolleybuses and to an electrical line as a result of the massive attack, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital has also explained.

Road maintenance teams and municipal services have gone to the bridge to restore traffic as soon as possible.

In addition, the shock wave has caused damage to five trucks parked in the parking lot next to the bridge, Klitchkó added.

At the same time, in a neighborhood of kyiv, fragments of missiles or drones have hit a five-story residential building.

In another part of the same capital district, the shock wave has caused damage to the window panes of another five-story residential building.

To justify its attack, the Russian Ministry of Defense has explained that the Pivnichi (North) bridge is used "for the mobilization of military equipment and weapons for the Ukrainian army."

According to Moscow, Russian aviation also struck a military industry company in kyiv, Meridian, which produces Flamingo tactical and cruise missiles, and in the adjacent region the Brovari ammunition and explosives factory.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, during the night Russia has launched a massive combined attack mainly against kyiv with Iskander-M, Zircon, KN-23 and S-400 missiles, as well as 172 attack drones of the Shahed, Gerbera type and decoy drones of the Parodiya type.

The anti-aircraft defenses managed to shoot down four missiles and 149 drones, but hits were recorded in 24 locations, as well as the fall of remains of intercepted drones and missiles in another ten.