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Russia strikes second major bridge in Kyiv, mayor says

Russia has struck a second major bridge in Kyiv, the Northern Bridge, following recent attacks on the Southern Bridge. Traffic on the Northern Bridge is currently blocked.

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Russia strikes second major bridge in Kyiv, mayor says
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Russia has struck a second major bridge in Kyiv, the Northern Bridge, following recent attacks on the Southern Bridge. Traffic on the Northern Bridge is currently blocked. These strikes on critical infrastructure, including bridges, have prompted Kyiv's defense council to hold a crisis meeting, with the mayor describing the city's situation as "very dramatic." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided there are "no rules now" when attacking Ukraine, aiming to destroy infrastructure and cause people to flee. Putin claims these actions are in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities, though the article notes Russia initiated such attacks.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Putin had decided that there were 'no rules now' when attacking Ukraine.

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Earlier attacks on the Southern Bridge prompted Kyiv's defence council to hold a crisis meeting.

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Traffic on the bridge from the left to the right bank is currently blocked.

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Russia strikes a second major bridge in Kyiv.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is acting in response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy facilities.

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"Traffic on the bridge from the left to the right bank is currently blocked," he added.Earlier attacks on the Southern Bridge prompted Kyiv's defence council to hold a crisis meeting on Friday, prompting Klitschko to warn afterwards that the city was now in a "very dramatic situation" as Moscow was battering its "critical infrastructure, logistics, housing" and other key facilities.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.Reuters/State Emergency Service of UkraineStrikes on the Southern Bridge caused major traffic delays across the cityAfter the Southern Bridge was attacked, passengers described how dust from a blast wave entered their carriage through the ventilation system.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Putin had decided that there were "no rules now" when attacking Ukraine. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said: "The Russians have failed to occupy us. So now they are carrying out massive attacks and mass killings."He added: "They want to destroy our bridges... our data centres, the internet, mobile networks, hospitals, kindergartens, schools, universities - everything. They want people to flee their cities."
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