Zelensky says Russia targets bridges and energy grid to split Ukraine along Dnipro

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia is conducting an operation against Ukrainian bridges and the energy grid to divide the country along the Dnipro River and worsen living conditions, as announced in his evening address on Monday, November 9. Zelensky discussed the strikes' consequences at a staff meeting with frontline regions, noting that countermeasures are updated weekly and that the government can provide state resources where needed. He also said Russia is suffering record losses on the front. Zelensky added that Ukraine is responding to Russia's war with strikes and that a Ukrainian negotiation group is already in the United Arab Emirates for talks starting November 10. Kyiv has partially restored traffic on the North Bridge and introduced reserve transport schemes across the Dnipro.