Russia damages second major Kyiv bridge, mayor says

A Russian strike has damaged a second major bridge in Kyiv, the Northern Bridge, on Saturday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, escalating attacks on the Ukrainian capital's critical infrastructure. The strike damaged the road surface and trolleybus overhead wires, blocking traffic from the left to the right bank. The attack follows multiple Russian drone strikes on the Southern Bridge since Thursday, which had prompted a crisis meeting of Kyiv's defence council on Friday. Klitschko described the situation as "very dramatic," as Moscow targets logistics, housing, and other key facilities, with the two bridges previously untouched before this week. Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed the strikes are retaliation for Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy facilities, though Moscow initiated such attacks first. Passengers on the Southern Bridge reported dust entering metro carriages from blast waves, with train services suspended but road traffic later resuming.