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Russian Drone Strikes Kill Civilian in Kyiv High‑Rise and Disrupt Bridges, Power Infrastructure

Overnight Russian drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding regions killed at least one person in a 25‑story apartment building, damaged a civilian site in Rivne, and prompted restrictions on key bridges after strikes that Russia says were aimed at a railway crossing and a 750 kV power substation.

Russian drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions overnight killed at least one civilian, injured others, and forced temporary closures on major bridges, while Moscow said it was targeting rail and power infrastructure that supports Ukraine’s defenses.

Kyiv’s military administration reported that a drone hit the upper floors of a multi‑story residential building in the Darnytskyi district of the capital. The strike damaged a 25‑story block, with the impact reported around the 24th–25th floors. According to the administration, one person was killed and two were injured.

Separately, regional authorities said a civilian enterprise in Rivne region was damaged during the same night’s attacks. Early information indicated that no people were injured there. Because of fires in the affected premises, residents of surrounding houses were evacuated as a precaution.

Russia’s Ministry of Defence later issued its own account of the operation. It said Russian forces had struck what it described as military and energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Odesa oblasts. In Kyiv city, the ministry said a railway bridge over the Dnieper River had been targeted; it characterized this bridge as a route used to transport troops and military supplies to Donbas. In Kyiv Oblast, the ministry said a strike was carried out on the Kyiv 750 kV electrical substation near the village of Nalyvaikivka, which it described as part of the wider power grid.

Following the night attacks, Kyiv authorities temporarily restricted public transport on several bridges. The Southern Bridge over the Dnieper was fully closed to traffic in both directions for a period. Movement across the Metro Bridge was initially limited to one lane in the direction from the left to the right bank, and public transport was temporarily restricted on certain crossings. Officials later said traffic over the Metro Bridge had been restored in both directions.

These strikes add to a pattern of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy and transport nodes, with bridges and high‑voltage substations singled out in official statements as targets linked to military logistics. At the same time, they continue to cause direct harm to civilians in nearby residential buildings and businesses.

What happens next will depend on engineering assessments of the affected bridge infrastructure and the Kyiv 750 kV substation, any reports from Ukrainian grid operators about lasting power disruptions, and decisions by the city on whether to keep traffic restrictions in place on key crossings over the Dnieper.

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