Russia targets Kyiv as Finnish, Norwegian leaders hold rare call with Putin

Russia has attacked transport infrastructure in Ukraine’s capital, targeting a major bridge, as the leaders of Finland and Norway held a rare call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a separate one with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Officials in Kyiv said the South Bridge was hit in overnight attacks on the city ⁠⁠that included 16 ballistic missiles and more ⁠⁠than 280 drones. Zelenskyy said Russian forces struck again while emergency crews were still dealing with the aftermath of the initial strikes. “This is a serious escalation in Russia’s campaign targeting our logistics,” he said. Russian attacks also caused deaths and injuries in the cities of Kharkiv and Pavlohrad.