Russian air strikes hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge again, mayor says

Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian air strikes again hit the Southern Bridge in the Ukrainian capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram on Friday.

Strikes and bridge closures in Kyiv

On Thursday, Russian drones hit a school in Kyiv and the Southern Bridge over the Dnipro River, triggering fires in the capital. The attacks came as Moscow continued its nearly daily, around-the-clock strikes on Ukraine.

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Kyiv authorities said traffic across the Southern Bridge and the Paton Bridge was closed in both directions, with transport redirected along alternative routes.

Klitschko also reported a fire on the upper floors of an apartment building, as well as damage in another part of Kyiv and to the Southern Bridge.

Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia

In Russia, Ukrainian drones targeted industrial facilities in Volgograd, a city with a large oil refinery, a governor said. The strikes sparked a fire and left one person injured after a drone hit an apartment building.

President Vladimir Putin has said Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries have cost Russia, one of the world’s leading oil producers, 1% of its gross domestic product. People were forming long queues to refill their car fuel tanks amid the damage.