Russian attacks on Kyiv: One person killed and bridges closed

According to Klytjko, a high-rise building with 25 floors has been hit, and one person has been killed and two injured.

The Defense Council in Kiev has had a meeting with, among others, the military, the SBU and the emergency services, writes the mayor on Telegram. The background is "how the capital's function is to be maintained under conditions of constant attacks".

"The capital is in a very serious situation," writes Klytjko.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comments on the X attacks by saying:

"The Russians couldn't occupy us. So now they are carrying out massive attacks and mass murders."

Three of the city's six bridges over the Dnipro River were partially or fully closed on Friday, following what appears to be a new Russian strategy to torment the civilian population. In the past, among other things, apartment complexes, warehouses and gas stations have been part of the Russian escalation of the war.

An important, central bridge was already attacked on Thursday but was then provisionally repaired. On the night of Friday, it was attacked again.

"The southern bridge is completely blocked on both sides," writes Klytjko.

Civilians are suffering from Russia's escalation of drone attacks in recent days, according to UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

- The war in Ukraine is a human rights disaster that grows and intensifies every week and causes unfathomable suffering to civilians, Türk said in Geneva on Friday.