
A Russian strike damaged the Northern Bridge in Kyiv, hitting the road surface and trolleybus overhead wires, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, following multiple attacks on the Southern Bridge since Thursday, marking a new phase in Moscow's assault on the capital's infrastructure.
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The Northern and Southern Bridges in Kyiv connect the eastern and western parts of the city and had not been struck prior to Thursday, when Russian drones began attacking the Southern Bridge multiple times.
A Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko says.
The attack damaged the road surface and trolleybus overhead wires on the Northern Bridge, he said.
The strike comes after the Southern Bridge has been targeted multiple times by Russian drones since Thursday.
The bridges link the eastern and western parts of the capital and had not been hit before Thursday's strikes, signalling a new stage in Moscow's attacks.
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Further Russian strikes on Kyiv's infrastructure are likely in the coming days
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