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Russia Breaks Ukraine's 'Backbone' with South Bridge Attack, Shattering Zelensky's Ego
- •Russia launched a devastating drone strike on Kyiv's 'South Bridge', a critical lifeline for the city.
- •The bridge divides Kyiv and was used daily by 500,000 commuters for work.
- •The South Bridge's closure after the attack has caused economic paralysis and a logistics crisis in Kyiv.
- •Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko described the city's situation as "very terrifying and delicate."
- •Ukraine retaliated with drone attacks on Russian refineries, causing a 1% GDP loss for Russia.
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The Russian drone attack on the South Bridge damaged a key infrastructure lifeline, forcing the administration to close the bridge to cars, minibuses, and metro rail. This isolation cut off 500,000 daily commuters from the main city, causing massive traffic jams and halting daily economic and logistical activities.
Ukrainian drones penetrated deep into Russian territory to strike Lukoil's oil refinery in Volgograd and an oil depot in the Samara region. President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that these successful counterattacks resulted in a direct loss of 1 percent of Russia's GDP.
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a new decree lifting all restrictions on his air force and drone wing to target critical infrastructure like power grids, data centers, and transport links before winter. This move aims to weaponize the winter season by destroying heating and transport systems to break Ukrainian morale.
