Russia Strikes Major Kyiv Bridge, Paralyzing Capital's Traffic

Russian forces hit the North Bridge over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, days after an earlier strike targeted the South Bridge.

Russian military forces launched an airstrike this morning targeting the North Bridge across the Dnipro River in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, announced. According to reports by German broadcaster Welt and Romanian news outlet G4Media, emergency services were dispatched to the scene following the strike.

The attack comes just days after Russian strikes hit the capital's South Bridge. As Greek news website Naftemporiki also reported, the repeated targeting of key transit infrastructure has blocked both vehicle and rail traffic, triggering widespread transport gridlock throughout Kyiv.

Further details regarding casualties or the exact extent of the damage have not yet been released.