00:00A Russian strike hit Kyiv's Northam Bridge on Saturday, injuring at least two people and halting traffic before deepening a
00:08transport crisis that began when the southern bridge was shut a day earlier.
00:13Mayor Vitaly Klitschko announced a strike on social media after a drone alert in the capital.
00:20Klitschko wrote, quote, the Northam Bridge has been hit and later reported damage to the road surface and to the
00:26overhead wires that power trolley buses on the bridge.
00:30The strike is the latest in a series aimed at the crossings over Dnipro, the river that separates Kyiv's eastern
00:37and western districts.
00:39Eight bridges connected two sides and city officials say the campaign is tearing Kyiv apart.
00:46The southern bridge, a cable-stayed span and one of Kyiv's main crossings, was closed on Friday after waves of
00:53fast jet-powered drones struck.
00:56Both bridges had not been hit before Thursday, signaling a new stage in Moscow's strategy.
01:02Meanwhile, earlier, at least five people were killed and 49 others injured after Russian forces shelled Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest
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