Russia strikes Kyiv bridge as Germany’s Merz visits, pledges aid
Merz and Zelensky were due to meet as Germany and Ukraine neared a deal for a new package of military support worth more than US$1 billion
Russia struck a bridge in Kyiv on Sunday soon after Germany’s chancellor arrived in Ukraine’s capital on a surprise visit to demonstrate European support in the face of an upsurge in attacks.
Air raid sirens blared across Kyiv, urging residents to shelter soon after Friedrich Merz arrived under tight security, with warnings of approaching Russian attack drones.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko then confirmed that a strike had damaged the road surface on the Northern Bridge – one of several connecting the eastern and western parts of the city over the Dnipro River which have been struck in recent days.
Images posted on messaging channels appeared to show a missile slamming into the structure, sending a fireball into the air.
