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Russian strikes hit Kyiv bridges and film studio, killing at least two

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Russia launched a wave of strikes on Kyiv on Wednesday, hitting major bridges and damaging the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio as attacks on the Ukrainian capital intensified.

At least two people were killed in a fire caused by what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “massive strikes,” France 24 reported. Recent Russian attacks have increasingly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as well as rail and road links.

The New York Times, CNN and The Washington Post reported that Russia has begun focusing attacks on Kyiv’s bridges, threatening transport routes serving the capital. CNN said another major bridge was struck Wednesday. The full extent of damage to the bridges and any resulting disruption was not immediately clear.

The Dovzhenko studio said a three-pavilion building at its Kyiv complex was damaged in the October 7 missile attack. No deaths were reported at the studio, where emergency workers, police and medical crews were assessing the damage. The complex had already sustained extensive damage in Russian strikes in June.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine would intensify attacks on Russian oil refineries as Kyiv’s bridges came under fire, according to DW. Ukraine has also continued targeting Russian military logistics: satellite imagery cited by Militarnyi showed that a span of the Chonhar Road Bridge, linking Russian-occupied southern Ukraine with Crimea, collapsed after Ukrainian strikes, although traffic continued via nearby alternative crossings.

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OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 51 103 28 Sep 29 Sep 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 2 Oct 18:15 UTC · Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv Infrastructure, Black Sea Vessels 3 Oct 06:15 UTC · Russian strikes hit Kyiv bridges, telecoms and data centres 3 Oct 12:09 UTC · Russian strikes hit Kyiv bridges, data centers and telecom facilities 3 Oct 20:15 UTC · Russian strikes hit two major Kyiv bridges, disrupting travel across the Dnipro 4 Oct 00:05 UTC · Russian strikes hit two major Kyiv bridges as Zelenskyy vows refinery attacks 4 Oct 06:12 UTC · Russian strikes hit second major Kyiv bridge as attacks intensify 5 Oct 12:26 UTC · Russian strikes damage two major Kyiv bridges as Ukraine vows refinery attacks 7 Oct 12:23 UTC · Russian Strikes Kill Six in Ukraine and Damage Key Kyiv Bridge 7 Oct 18:16 UTC · Russian strikes hit Kyiv bridges and film studio, killing at least two 8 Oct 00:15 UTC · Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv Bridges as Attacks on Capital Intensify 8 Oct 06:44 UTC · Russian Strikes Target Kyiv Bridges as Ukraine Presses Attacks on Russian Logistics 8 Oct 12:17 UTC · Russian strikes kill dozens in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv outages worsen 8 Oct 18:14 UTC · Russian strike on buses in eastern Ukraine kills at least 30 9 Oct 00:12 UTC · Russian strike on buses kills at least 30 in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv suffers widespread outages 10 Oct 12:22 UTC · Russian strike on buses in Kramatorsk kills at least 30 as Kyiv suffers outages 14 Oct 12:21 UTC · Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s energy network as Kyiv reports Starlink restrictions and US pressure

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy · 5 outlets
  • Dnipro River · 5 outlets
  • Donald Trump · 5 outlets
  • Volodymyr Zelensky · 4 outlets
  • Vitali Klitschko · 4 outlets
  • Vladimir Putin · 4 outlets
  • Andrii Sybiha · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • 30 dead blackouts · from 8 Oct 11:25, 4 outlets
  • Elon Musk · from 14 Oct 11:07, 3 outlets
  • Steve Witkoff · from 10 Oct 09:52, 2 outlets
  • Serhiy Beskrestnov · from 14 Oct 11:32, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • major attack: 15 (1 from 7 Oct 09:30) → 19 (1 from 7 Oct 11:45) → 21 (1 from 7 Oct 12:15) → 24 (1 from 7 Oct 15:45) → 25 (1 from 7 Oct 20:15)
  • people injured: 30 (1 from 8 Oct 11:25) → 54 (1 from 8 Oct 11:25) → 41 (1 from 13 Oct 10:01) → 14 (1 from 13 Oct 10:01) → 10 (1 from 27 Oct 04:57)
  • sq km: 1,800 (1 from 23 Oct 13:17) → 241 (1 from 23 Oct 13:17) → 5,500 (1 from 23 Oct 13:17)
  • square miles: 700 (1 from 23 Oct 13:17) → 93 (1 from 23 Oct 13:17) → 2,000 (1 from 23 Oct 13:17)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.

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