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First reported 2 October 2026 · latest 4 October 2026 · 9 reports from 5 outlets
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Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least six people and wounded more than 40, while damage to a key Kyiv bridge disrupted movement and added strain in the capital.
Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine, damage Kyiv's Northern Bridge. Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv's Northern Bridge, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day in Moscow's latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy said on Sunday morning Russian drones had also attacked a warehouse in the north-eastern region of Sumy, killing one person. Meanwhile, in the central city of Dnipro, six people were injured after a communications facility was struck, he said. Ukraine's Air Force said that overnight Russia had launched 135 drones, including 52 jet-powered ones.
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A hole in the concrete road on the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge, which was hit by a Russian drone on Sunday Major bridges in Kyiv have been hit by Russian drone strikes for four consecutive days, as Moscow ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine's capital. Two people were injured when the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge was struck on Sunday morning for the second day in a row, while the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge was hit multiple times earlier in the week. The latest attack came as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a surprise visit to Kyiv in a show of support against Russia's continuing full-scale invasion.
Other videos and pictures have emerged on social media showing a gaping hole in the middle of a traffic lane on the bridge. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were injured in the latest Russian attack. He earlier said that the Pivnichnyi Bridge's roadway was hit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy said on Sunday morning Russian drones had also attacked a warehouse in the north-eastern region of Sumy, killing one person. Meanwhile, in the central city of Dnipro, six people were injured after a communications facility was struck, he said. Ukraine's Air Force said that overnight Russia had launched 135 drones, including 52 jet-powered ones.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday that the Northern Bridge over the river was struck by Russian forces from the air. In a statement posted on Telegram, Klitschko said two people were injured and the road surface and trolleybus wires on the bridge were damaged. "Traffic across the bridge from the left bank to the right bank is currently blocked," he said.
Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine, damage Kyiv's Northern Bridge. Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv's Northern Bridge, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day in Moscow's latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital.
Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine, damage Kyiv's Northern Bridge. Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv's Northern Bridge, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day in Moscow's latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. Drone attack in Crimea prompts evacuation, brief bridge closureThe strike came after two days of Russian assaults forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv's six road bridges over the Dnipro River.
There were no casualties reported.Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday confirmed it was behind the latest attack, claiming the bridge is used to facilitate troop movements and the logistics of military cargo deliveries for Ukraine's armed forces.Videos circulating on social media appeared to show the moment of impact as vehicles crossed the bridge, including footage purportedly recorded by a driver's dashcam.Moldova expresses concern over the war spilloverThe aerial war has intensified, with Kyiv striking Russia's oil industry and businesses while Moscow has menaced Ukrainian cities with hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones.Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Saturday that the war is dangerously reaching her country, following a spate of airspace incursions. Russian rockets kill 4 in Ukrainian city as Kyiv claims it damaged key bridge I condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine this morning. Its war is dangerously reaching Moldova, she said in a post on X, adding that five Russian air attack weapons, including Banderol missiles and drones, violated our airspace and exploded on our soil.
Vladislav Shapsha. He did not immediately give any figures, but reported that 13 drones were shot down over the region during the night.Russian and Ukrainian attacks leave 9 dead, and scores woundedRussia attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and nearby areas with drones and guided bombs on Friday and overnight, killing five people and wounding over 40, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov.In nearby Izyum, Russian drone strikes wounded three people, according to the local military administration. It said a drone slammed into an industrial warehouse, while another damaged homes.In Ukraine's Odesa region, home to multiple Black Sea ports, a sailor was killed and three others wounded after Russian forces struck a civilian cargo ship on Saturday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported.
Vladislav Shapsha. He did not immediately give any figures, but reported that 13 drones were shot down over the region during the night.Russian and Ukrainian attacks leave 9 dead, and scores woundedRussia attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and nearby areas with drones and guided bombs on Friday and overnight, killing five people and wounding over 40, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov.In nearby Izyum, Russian drone strikes wounded three people, according to the local military administration. It said a drone slammed into an industrial warehouse, while another damaged homes.In Ukraine's Odesa region, home to multiple Black Sea ports, a sailor was killed and three others wounded after Russian forces struck a civilian cargo ship on Saturday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported.
Vladislav Shapsha. He did not immediately give any figures, but reported that 13 drones were shot down over the region during the night.Russian and Ukrainian attacks leave 9 dead, and scores woundedRussia attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and nearby areas with drones and guided bombs on Friday and overnight, killing five people and wounding over 40, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov.In nearby Izyum, Russian drone strikes wounded three people, according to the local military administration. It said a drone slammed into an industrial warehouse, while another damaged homes.In Ukraine's Odesa region, home to multiple Black Sea ports, a sailor was killed and three others wounded after Russian forces struck a civilian cargo ship on Saturday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported.
Vladislav Shapsha. He did not immediately give any figures, but reported that 13 drones were shot down over the region during the night.Russian and Ukrainian attacks leave 9 dead, and scores woundedRussia attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and nearby areas with drones and guided bombs on Friday and overnight, killing five people and wounding over 40, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov.In nearby Izyum, Russian drone strikes wounded three people, according to the local military administration. It said a drone slammed into an industrial warehouse, while another damaged homes.In Ukraine's Odesa region, home to multiple Black Sea ports, a sailor was killed and three others wounded after Russian forces struck a civilian cargo ship on Saturday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported.
He did not immediately give any figures, but reported that 13 drones were shot down over the region during the night.Russian and Ukrainian attacks leave 9 dead, and scores woundedRussia attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and nearby areas with drones and guided bombs on Friday and overnight, killing five people and wounding over 40, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov.In nearby Izyum, Russian drone strikes wounded three people, according to the local military administration. It said a drone slammed into an industrial warehouse, while another damaged homes.In Ukraine's Odesa region, home to multiple Black Sea ports, a sailor was killed and three others wounded after Russian forces struck a civilian cargo ship on Saturday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported. It said the ship was flying the Liberian flag.
It said the ship was flying the Liberian flag. Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill 5 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike by MoscowIn eastern Ukraine, in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, Ukrainian drones killed two people and wounded two others, according to Kremlin-installed regional head Leonid Pasechkin. Pasechkin said the drones attacked a truck and passenger car driving along a highway, adding all victims were civilians.In Russia, Ukrainian drone strikes killed a civilian and wounded two more in the Belgorod region, in villages just kilometres (miles) from the Ukrainian border, local authorities said Saturday (October 3).
It said the ship was flying the Liberian flag. Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill 5 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike by MoscowIn eastern Ukraine, in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, Ukrainian drones killed two people and wounded two others, according to Kremlin-installed regional head Leonid Pasechkin. Pasechkin said the drones attacked a truck and passenger car driving along a highway, adding all victims were civilians.In Russia, Ukrainian drone strikes killed a civilian and wounded two more in the Belgorod region, in villages just kilometres (miles) from the Ukrainian border, local authorities said Saturday (October 3).
Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill 5 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike by MoscowIn eastern Ukraine, in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, Ukrainian drones killed two people and wounded two others, according to Kremlin-installed regional head Leonid Pasechkin. Pasechkin said the drones attacked a truck and passenger car driving along a highway, adding all victims were civilians.In Russia, Ukrainian drone strikes killed a civilian and wounded two more in the Belgorod region, in villages just kilometres (miles) from the Ukrainian border, local authorities said Saturday (October 3).
Technicians are repairing overhead trolleybus power lines on Kyiv's Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge A Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said, as Moscow ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine's capital. The attack on Saturday morning injured two people, and damaged the road surface and overhead trolleybus wires on the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge, Klitschko said, causing traffic jams. It comes after the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge was hit multiple times by Russian drones this week, with Klitschko warning that "the enemy is tearing Kyiv apart".
Russia has targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure, ramping up attacks every winter since Putin launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022. In other developments on Saturday: A sailor on a Liberia-flagged civilian ship was killed and another three crew members injured in a Russian attack on Ukraine's Black Sea port in the Odesa region, the Ukrainian port authorities said At least 12 people were injured in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions, local officials said Two people were killed and three injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the country's eastern Luhansk region occupied by Russia, the Moscow-installed regional head said Moldova, Ukraine's south-western neighbour, summoned the Russian ambassador after saying that five Russian drones and missiles had crossed its border and exploded near "several localities in four districts". No injuries were reported Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor
Russia has targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure, ramping up attacks every winter since Putin launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022. In other developments on Saturday: A sailor on a Liberia-flagged civilian ship was killed and another three crew members injured in a Russian attack on Ukraine's Black Sea port in the Odesa region, the Ukrainian port authorities said At least 12 people were injured in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions, local officials said Two people were killed and three injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the country's eastern Luhansk region occupied by Russia, the Moscow-installed regional head said Moldova, Ukraine's south-western neighbour, summoned the Russian ambassador after saying that five Russian drones and missiles had crossed its border and exploded near "several localities in four districts". No injuries were reported Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor
Russia has targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure, ramping up attacks every winter since Putin launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022. In other developments on Saturday: A sailor on a Liberia-flagged civilian ship was killed and another three crew members injured in a Russian attack on Ukraine's Black Sea port in the Odesa region, the Ukrainian port authorities said At least 12 people were injured in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions, local officials said Two people were killed and three injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the country's eastern Luhansk region occupied by Russia, the Moscow-installed regional head said Moldova, Ukraine's south-western neighbour, summoned the Russian ambassador after saying that five Russian drones and missiles had crossed its border and exploded near "several localities in four districts". No injuries were reported Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor
Russia attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine s second-largest city, and nearby areas with drones and guided bombs on Friday and overnight, killing five people and wounding over 40, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov. In nearby Izyum, Russian drone strikes wounded three people, according to the local military administration. It said a drone slammed into an industrial warehouse, while another damaged homes.
It said a drone slammed into an industrial warehouse, while another damaged homes. In Ukraine s Odesa region, home to multiple Black Sea ports, a sailor was killed and three others wounded after Russian forces struck a civilian cargo ship on Saturday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported. It said the ship was flying the Liberian flag.
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