+++ News in the Ukraine war +++: Russia shoots again at the bridge in Kyiv

Russia continues its attacks on road bridges in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. An attack on Saturday on the northern bridge over the Dnipro damaged the road surface and cables for trolleybuses, said Mayor Witatli Klitschko. Traffic was stopped. There were traffic jams for the third day in a row. No injuries or deaths were reported.

Videos circulating on social media appear to show the moment of impact as vehicles drive over the bridge. The Russian Defense Ministry said the bridge facilitated “troop movements and the transport of military goods” for the Ukrainian armed forces. The attack came a day after Russian attacks left three of Kyiv's six road bridges over the Dnipro completely or partially impassable. The attacks also hit residential buildings, supermarket warehouses, gas stations and data centers.

The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia also fired Banderol cruise missiles into the Odessa region during the night to overload its anti-aircraft defenses. They are inexpensive, jet-propelled projectiles that can orbit over an area, search for targets and detonate on impact.

Moldovan President Mia Sandu said five Russian missiles, including Banderol cruise missiles and drones, entered Moldovan airspace and exploded on her country's territory. The war is dangerously spreading to her country, she wrote on the platform X. “Moscow is putting people all over Europe in danger and must be stopped,” she added.

Ukrainian drones damaged several homes and injured people in the western Russian city of Kaluga. However, Governor Vladislav Shapscha did not give any figures. He said 13 drones were shot down over his region during the night. (ap)

According to Russian information, one person has died in a Ukrainian attack on the Russian Belgorod Oblast, which borders Ukraine. Two other people were injured, the state news agency TASS reported. Reuters could not independently verify this report from the war zone. (rtr)

According to the Interfax agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin observed a military exercise in the Ural region in which troops from China, Belarus and Pakistan were also deployed. Russian strategic bombers were also used during the exercise. According to the Tass agency, the Kremlin described the maneuver as routine. (rtr)

According to official information, at least two people were killed in a Russian air strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Another 28 people were injured by glide bombs, regional military administrator Oleh Synjehubow said on Telegram. There may be other victims under the rubble of hit homes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian military of destroying Ukraine's cities on the orders of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. “We know from intelligence information and from some people in Putin’s environment that Putin said at the beginning of September: ‘Now there are no more rules,’” Zelenskyj wrote on Platform X. Russia was unable to occupy Ukraine. “That’s why they are now carrying out massive attacks and killing on a large scale.”

The Russian military has increased attacks against Ukrainian cities in recent weeks. Large urban centers such as Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa are particularly targeted by the Russian Air Force, combat drones and ballistic missiles. (dpa)