Russia launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital early Saturday, resulting in damage to a major bridge and energy facilities in Kiev and its surroundings, according to a local official.

Published on: 07/11/2026 - 08:22 Last updated: 07/11/2026 - 08:47

Russian strikes caused damage to a major bridge and energy facilities in Kiev and its surroundings, the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said on Saturday.

Klitschko said that Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital early Saturday.

He said the damage affected the city's heating and water supply systems.

The official wrote on Telegram, “As a result of a hostile night attack, facilities in the Kiev and Zhytomyr regions were damaged. The energy supply situation to the capital is extremely difficult, and this affects the operation of the heating systems and the city’s water supply.”

He added in another post, “The northern bridge was damaged in a hostile attack, and experts are assessing the extent of the damage.”

The Northern Bridge is one of the bridges that connects the eastern part of Kiev with its western part across the Dnipro River.

For its part, emergency services reported the destruction of a kindergarten building in Kiev.

The night strikes on Kiev resulted in at least five people being injured, including a 14-year-old boy, according to the mayor.

On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pointed out the receipt of “intelligence information” that Russia was preparing to target civilian infrastructure, energy facilities and bridges.

France 24/AFP

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