Russian strike damages Kyiv bridge as attacks kill six across Ukraine — SkimNews
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- Russian strikes damaged Kyiv's Northern Bridge and killed at least six people across Ukraine on Saturday, forcing suspension of bridge traffic for a third consecutive day; three of Kyiv's six Dnipro road bridges are now partially or fully closed.
- Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed the bridge attack, claiming it targeted a structure used for troop movements and military logistics, while Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said the strike damaged the road surface and trolleybus cables.
- Kharkiv came under Russian drone and guided bomb attacks on Friday and overnight, killing five and wounding more than 40; in nearby Izyum, drone strikes wounded three and damaged an industrial warehouse.
- A Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Odesa region was struck, killing one sailor and wounding three, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said.
- Moldova's President Maia Sandu said five Russian air attack weapons, including Banderol missiles and drones, violated Moldovan airspace and exploded on its soil after being fired toward neighboring Odesa, warning the war is "dangerously reaching" her country.
- Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russia's Kaluga region overnight, wounding people and damaging apartment buildings with 13 drones intercepted; in border Belgorod villages one civilian was killed and two wounded.
- Ukrainian drones in Russian-occupied Luhansk killed two civilians and wounded two others on a highway, per Kremlin-installed regional head Leonid Pasechkin.
Why it matters: The Northern Bridge strike closed a third of Kyiv's six Dnipro crossings for a third straight day, threatening the capital's logistical backbone as Russia's aerial campaign intensifies. Five Russian munitions exploding on Moldovan soil — fired toward neighboring Odesa — widens the war's footprint into a country with no frontline border.
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