Moment when Russian drone hit Kyiv’s Pivnichnyi Bridge.
Russia launched 135 attack drones overnight, more than 50 of them jet-powered, against several Ukrainian regions, according to Zelensky. This week alone, the Russians have used more than 1,900 attack drones, 1,700 aerial bombs, and 25 missiles against Ukraine,” he said.
Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said two people were injured. “Ukraine needs all our support in the coming weeks,” Merz said. Zelensky, sharing footage of the bridge attack on X, said Russian forces had also targeted civilian and critical infrastructure elsewhere in Ukraine. The Russian defence ministry said its forces would increase strikes on “military and military-industrial facilities, as well as related infrastructure” in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions. Ukrainian officials have said the Russian attacks could disrupt movement across the Dnipro River and effectively divide Kyiv. Ukraine’s infrastructure minister said the city planned to begin building alternative crossings if attacks on the bridges continued. Russia’s ministry of defence has said the bridge is used to transport Ukrainian troops and military supplies.
Video footage from Sunday morning showed the drone hitting the bridge, sending a large plume of fire and black smoke into the air while vehicles were still travelling across it. Merz was visiting Kyiv to demonstrate support for President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian strikes intensified across the capital. “It is important that Ukraine is not left alone against this terror.
Russia on Sunday said it would intensify strikes on Ukraine after Zelenskyy vowed to step up attacks on Russian oil refineries. On Saturday, it said Russian forces had also targeted a logistics centre in the Kyiv region.