Russia strikes Kyiv bridge during visit by German opposition leader Friedrich Merz
Russian forces conducted an airstrike against a bridge in Kyiv while German politician Friedrich Merz was in the city for an unannounced visit. President Zelenskyy condemned the escalation and vowed proportional retaliation for the strikes on critical infrastructure, which come amid a wider campaign of Russian aerial attacks that saw thousands of drones and missiles launched against Ukraine throughout the past week.