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Russia targets busy Pivdennyi bridge in central Kyiv
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Two Russian drones struck Kyiv's Pivdennyi (Southern) bridge, halting public transport and marking a new phase in Moscow's attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
- Despite a significant explosion near a main support section of the bridge, preliminary inspections found no critical structural damage.
- Earlier attacks targeted Kyiv's energy grid, causing power cuts and highlighting Russia's intensified campaign amid Ukraine's limited air defenses.
- A Russian drone also hit a school, causing partial wall collapse, but no injuries as students were in shelters; Ukrainian officials condemned the attack as targeting civilians.
- Ukraine reported the use of a new Russian jet-powered drone with a 40kg warhead designed to destroy infrastructure like electricity pylons and bridges.
