Russian drone slams into key Kyiv bridge during German chancellors visit as Putin prepares mass military mobilization: report
A Moscow drone slammed into Kyiv’s key Northern Bridge on Sunday, leading to a fiery explosion during a visit from Germany’s top official — as Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly preparing a mass military mobilization.Dramatic footage from the Ukrainian capital showed a Russian drone crashing into the busy span during morning traffic, with a large fireball erupting from the explosion.Cars could be seen rushing through the blast area to get to the other side as fire and black smoke overtook one side of the bridge.Miraculously, only two people were injured in the incident, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said.The airstrike came during a visit from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose arrival in Ukraine was met with air raid sirens, explosions and interceptor fire.The Kremlin has repeatedly warned Europe, and Germany specifically, to halt its aid programs to Ukraine as Kyiv fights back the Russian invasion.The attack on the Northern Bridge is only the latest major hit on Ukraine in recent days as Russia attempts to demolish the country’s infrastructure uniting its capital of Kyiv, with Moscow firing five attacks on the city’s Southern Bridge on Thursday and Friday.Russia’s Ministry of Defense warned Sunday that the attacks on Kyiv would only get worse in the coming days.“Strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation against military and military-industrial facilities, as well as associated infrastructure in Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine, will be intensified,” the ministry said in a statement.Ukrainian President Zelensky, who has repeatedly slammed attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, said he and Merz had a successful meeting centered around a nearly $1.5 million aid package for his country.“It includes weapons that will help us now, as well as support for our energy sector ahead of winter – an important energy package,” Zelensky said in a statement.
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