Russian strikes hit second major Kyiv bridge as attacks intensify
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A Russian strike hit Kyiv’s Pivnichnyi, or Northern, Bridge on Saturday, injuring two people and damaging the road surface and overhead trolleybus wires, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. Traffic from the capital’s eastern bank to its western bank was blocked, adding to disruption caused by repeated drone strikes on the Pivdennyi, or Southern, Bridge over the previous two days.
The attacks marked the first strikes on Kyiv bridges linking western and eastern Kyiv across the Dnipro River. Road, rail and trolleybus connections have been disrupted, while continuing drone threats have restricted other routes and caused heavy traffic. Russia said the bridges were used to transport Ukrainian troops and military cargo and warned foreign diplomats and nationals to leave Kyiv.
Other recent Russian attacks have damaged Ukrainian communications infrastructure. Ukrainian hosting company Dream Line said its data center on Predslavynska Street was destroyed in a strike, but that customer data and services had been transferred to backup sites. Several other data-center operators and internet providers have also reported damage or outages. Russia’s Defense Ministry has said it is targeting Ukrainian communications and logistics centers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of expanding attacks on urban infrastructure to pressure residents to leave cities before winter. He said Ukraine would intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries in response while avoiding civilian targets. Separately, AP reported that Russian attacks killed six people in Ukraine.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs two wording fixes to avoid overstating which bridges were first hit and where all communications damage occurred. - "The attacks marked the first strikes on the two major crossings linking western and eastern Kyiv across the Dnipro River.": Sources say this week marked the first time Moscow targeted bridges across the Dnipro in Kyiv, but the sentence can be read as saying only these two crossings were first struck; Kyiv has eight such bridges. - "Other recent Russian attacks have damaged communications infrastructure in the capital.": The sourced data-center report says recent attacks damaged Ukrainian digital infrastructure in Kyiv, but not all listed operators or outages are specifically described as being in the capital.
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Russian strikes hit second major Kyiv bridge as attacks intensify
A Russian strike hit Kyiv’s Pivnichnyi, or Northern, Bridge on Saturday, injuring two people and damaging the road surface and overhead trolleybus wires, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. Traffic from the capital’s eastern bank to its western bank was blocked, adding to disruption caused by repeated drone strikes on the Pivdennyi, or Southern, Bridge over the previous two days.
The attacks marked the first strikes on theKyiv two major crossingsbridges linking western and eastern Kyiv across the Dnipro River. Road, rail and trolleybus connections have been disrupted, while continuing drone threats have restricted other routes and caused heavy traffic. Russia said the bridges were used to transport Ukrainian troops and military cargo and warned foreign diplomats and nationals to leave Kyiv.
Other recent Russian attacks have damaged Ukrainian communications infrastructure in the capital.infrastructure. Ukrainian hosting company Dream Line said its data center on Predslavynska Street was destroyed in a strike, but that customer data and services had been transferred to backup sites. Several other data-center operators and internet providers have also reported damage or outages. Russia’s Defense Ministry has said it is targeting Ukrainian communications and logistics centers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of expanding attacks on urban infrastructure to pressure residents to leave cities before winter. He said Ukraine would intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries in response while avoiding civilian targets. Separately, AP reported that Russian attacks killed six people in Ukraine.
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