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Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that Russia struck Kyiv's Northern Bridge on Saturday morning, damaging its surface and trolleybus wires. This follows multiple attacks on the Southern Bridge since Thursday. The two bridges are critical infrastructure linking eastern and western parts of the city. Klitschko warned earlier that such strikes were tearing Kyiv apart and indicated a severe escalation in Moscow’s tactics targeting Ukrainian cities' essential services.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 4, Russian forces struck the Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, damaging its road surface and overhead trolleybus wires, according to Vitali Klitschko, the Mayor of Kyiv. This attack follows multiple strikes on the Southern Bridge since Thursday, which have forced the closure or partial closure of three out of six bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv. The Northern Bridge links the eastern and western parts of the city and was previously unscathed by Russian attacks. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Moscow's actions are a response to Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy facilities, despite earlier attacks being initiated by Russia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed readiness for trilateral talks with the US and Russia aimed at ending the conflict by the end of October, as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts to find peace in the 4½-year war.
Written for “Russian Strikes On Kyiv Bridges” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 21 other(s) covering the same event.
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A Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said, amid a ramp up in attacks on critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital.
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Klitschko → publish → capital
The attack on Saturday morning damaged the road surface and trolleybus overhead wires on the Northern Bridge, Klitschko said.
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Klitschko → damage → Bridge
The strike comes after the city's Southern Bridge has been targeted multiple times by Russian drones since Thursday, with Klitschko earlier warning that such attacks were "tearing Kyiv apart".
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attacks → come → Kyiv
The two bridges link the eastern and western parts of the capital and had not been hit before Thursday, signalling a new stage in Moscow's attacks.
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bridges → link → attacks
Writing on Telegram on Saturday, Klitschko said: "Hitting the North Bridge.
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Klitschko → write → Bridge
"Traffic on the bridge from the left to the right bank is currently blocked," he added.
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he → block → bank
Earlier attacks on the Southern Bridge prompted Kyiv's defence council to hold a crisis meeting on Friday.
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attacks → prompt → Friday
Following the meeting, Klitschko said the city was now in a "very dramatic situation" as Moscow was battering its "critical infrastructure, logistics, housing" and other key facilities.
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Moscow → follow → infrastructure
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is acting in response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy facilities, despite the fact that it was Moscow that had first launched such attacks.
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that → say → attacks
After the Southern Bridge was attacked on Thursday, passengers described how dust from a blast wave entered their carriage through the ventilation system.
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dust → attack → system
Metro trains were suspended but road traffic was eventually allowed to resume.
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traffic → suspend → ?
Similar disruption continued on Friday following further strikes.
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disruption → continue → strikes
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