Overview
- Kyiv’s mayor said Saturday that the North Bridge over the Dnipro was damaged and traffic suspended after a strike that followed days of attacks that have put several of the city’s road and rail links out of use.
- Ukrainian officials and multiple outlets report that Russia has massed faster jet‑powered strike drones (Geran‑4/5) and Banderol cruise missiles that fly higher and faster and have cut Ukraine’s interception rates compared with older propeller drones.
- Moldovan president Maia Sandu confirmed that several Russian missiles and drones crossed into Moldovan airspace and exploded on its territory, signaling regional spillover beyond Ukraine’s borders.
- A Russian airstrike on Kharkiv killed at least two people and wounded dozens, and Kyiv and other regions reported strikes on energy facilities and urban infrastructure that disrupted power and transport.
- Ukraine is adapting by using combined‑arms tactics on the front, testing domestic interceptor drones and pressing Western partners for more air‑defence systems to blunt a reported Russian campaign aimed at crippling heat, water and power this winter.