Russia hits Kiev's North Bridge; drone alert also in Hostomel

The Russian Foreign Ministry admits to having struck the Severny road bridge over the Dnieper River in Kiev, called the bridge north of the capital, overnight. "The Russian Armed Forces continue to target Ukrainian infrastructure and ships used for the benefit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Overnight, attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles hit the Severny road bridge over the Dnieper River in Kiev, which facilitates troop movements and deliveries of military supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the ministry said, as reported by Tass.

Moscow issues a new warning to diplomats and foreign citizens in Kiev, inviting them to "leave the city". This can be read in a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Meanwhile, the Lithuanian government's crisis service has raised the alarm due to the violation of the country's airspace by a drone arriving from Belarus. As a result of the entry of the drone, around 9.40am Lithuania (8.40am in Italy) the Vilnius authorities invited the citizens of eastern Lithuania to identify the nearest air shelters to which they could go in case of need.

Vilnius airport had also temporarily suspended its operations, while NATO planes took off to patrol the country's skies.

Russian attacks hit an important bridge in Kiev, the North Bridge, two days after the attacks on the South Bridge. This was announced by the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko. "The North Bridge has been hit. Emergency services are on the way," he wrote on his Telegram profile. Previously, a drone alert had been issued in the city. The southern bridge of the capital has already been hit several times yesterday and in recent days, as reported by Mayor Klitschko.

During the night, Russia launched a drone attack against the city of Hostomel, in the Kiev oblast, hitting some warehouses and wounding, according to authorities, four people, including a little girl. The Kyiv Independent newspaper reports it. The head of the Kiev Oblast Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said two men and a woman suffered numerous injuries following the attack. An 8-year-old girl was hit by shrapnel in a lower limb, Tkachenko added. At least one of the injured victims was hospitalized.