Five killed as Kyiv and Moscow exchange long‑range strikes

At least five people have been killed in a series of long‑range strikes carried out by both Kyiv and Moscow.

Russia struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge on Saturday, injuring two people; this is the second bridge in the capital hit within two days. The attack follows a previous strike on another key bridge.

In Ukraine’s Odesa region, a Russian missile hit a Liberian‑flagged ship, killing one crew member and wounding three. Twelve other crew members were safely evacuated, according to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

Separate incidents were reported in the occupied Luhansk and Zaporizhia regions, where Ukrainian strikes killed two people in Luhansk and one person in Zaporizhia, with ten others injured.

Russian media said a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod region, just across the border, also resulted in one death.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned diplomats and foreigners in Kyiv to leave the city, though many foreign embassies remain operational.

The conflict, now in its fifth year, has seen an increase in attacks on civilian infrastructure, including the use of fast, jet‑powered long‑range strike drones by both sides.

Source: Al Jazeera. Photo: Brett Sayles / Pexels.