War Ukraine Russia: Russian attacks on Kiev, Kharkiv and other regions, damage to the southern bridge and infrastructure

War Ukraine Russia, attack by Moscow against Kiev: a bridge hit in the southern area

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The Russians attacked again, in broad daylight, the southern bridge in Kiev. this was stated by the mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko. A 25-storey residential building in the Darnytskyi neighborhood was damaged following a Russian attack: there is one victim. Two more people were killed in Bogodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, the European Commission has provided another 2.9 billion euros to Kiev from the Ukraine Facility. Zelensky: "Thanks to von der Leyen and EU countries"

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A 25-storey residential building in Kiev's Darnytskyi neighborhood was damaged following a Russian attack. Ukrinform reports it citing the military administration of the capital. One person died and two were injured. Two more people were killed in Bogodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region following Russian drone strikes. A Russian drone hit a power plant in the Lubny district of Ukraine's Poltava region, leaving 6,000 residents without electricity.

Russian Shahed drones struck the South Kiev Bridge on the Dnipro several times during the night. The bridge is now closed to traffic. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced this on X, reporting an attack with over one hundred drones against the country, almost fifty of which were jet-powered. The Ministry of Defense of Moscow, reported by the Tass agency, reported that the Russian armed forces have taken control of the population centers of Grachevka and Serdobino, in the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, and of Malaya Rybitsa, in the Sumy region. Meanwhile, Putin has defined Western military exercises in the Baltic Sea and attempts to stop Russian ships as an "escalation".

The European Commission has provided an additional 2.9 billion euros to Kiev from the Ukraine Facility. This is the eighth disbursement under the Ukraine Facility, the main EU instrument to support Ukraine's recovery, reform program and path to accession to the Union. “I thank the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the EU Member States for the decision to provide 2.9 billion euros to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in X.

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