Moment missile strikes bridge with Russia ‘trying to slice Kyiv in two’

A Russian missile was caught on camera smashing into Kyiv’s Northern Bridge as Russia attempts to divide the Ukrainian capital.

The explosion injured two people sparking a huge plume of fire as cars crossed on their routine journeys on Sunday.

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said the strike on the bridge damaged the road surface and trolleybus cables, forcing traffic to be suspended.

Russia’s Defence Ministry on Saturday confirmed it was behind the latest attack, claiming the bridge is used to ‘facilitate troop movements and the logistics of military cargo deliveries’ for Ukraine’s armed forces.

It is the second time the Northern Bridge has been hit in as many days and comes as the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the capital to see the destruction for himself and announce a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion).

Kyiv’s Southern Bridge, which serves ground transportation and the city’s subway system, was hit five times in less than 24 hours on Friday.

Videos circulating on social media appeared to show the moment of impact as vehicles crossed the bridge, including footage purportedly recorded by a driver’s dashcam.

Russia vowed to intensify strikes on Kyiv after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would increase attacks on Russian oil refineries. 

In retaliation Russian forces said they would step up attacks on military facilities, defence industry sites and infrastructure in Kyiv.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday, as Russia escalated its attacks on Ukrainian cities (Picture: EPA) A man cries next to the body of his grandmother killed in a Russian airstrike on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine (Picture: AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Zelensky said Ukraine will now double down on attacking Russian oil refineries in response to a new policy of airstrikes by Moscow designed to force people to abandon Kyiv.

The intensifying campaign has seriously disrupted life for the capital’s 3 million residents ahead of the bitter winter months.

Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians.

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