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Russia is hitting Kyiv’s bridges, hoping to make the capital unlivable by winter

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The Ukrainian capital’s left and right banks are connected by eight bridges — and Russia has been targeting both its North and South bridges in recent days. October 3, 2026 at 8:18 a.m. EDT Yesterday at 8:18 a.m. EDT The Washington Post People sunbathe Thursday in Kyiv along the Dnipro River near a bridge that was targeted in a Russian drone attack earlier in the day. (Heidi Levine/For The Washington Post) People sunbathe Thursday in Kyiv along the Dnipro River near a bridge that was targeted in a Russian drone attack earlier in the day. (Heidi Levine/For The Washington Post) Article by Francesca Ebel https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/03/russia-is-hitting-kyivs-bridges-hoping-make-capital-unlivable-by-winter/ KYIV — A Russian drone hit Kyiv’s North Bridge on Saturday morning — the fifth strike within three days on bridges in the Ukrainian capital, which is split down its center by the wide Dnieper River. Eight bridges connect Kyiv’s left and right banks, and they are relied...
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Russians Snap Up Chinese E.V.s as Ukrainian Attacks Make Fuel Scarce

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As Ukraine increasingly takes the war to Russia, the effects may be most visible on the roads. A line at a gas station in Moscow in June. Credit... Pavel Bednyakov/Associated Press.    Pavel Bednyakov/ Associated Press/ Ivan Nechepurenko   Reporting from Moscow The New York Times Oct. 4, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET  Sergei Tselikov, Russia’s leading auto industry expert, has owned more than 20 vehicles, including a Volvo, a Volkswagen and a Range Rover. All had gasoline engines. But in July, as Ukrainian drone strikes against oil refineries left drivers across the country waiting for hours at gas stations, he bought a fully electric Chinese hatchback. He had to act quickly — the price of the car, made by Great Wall Motor, went up by about $2,000 within days as demand surged. “I tried to fill up one of my cars and drove around to five nearby gas stations, but they had only diesel or lower-grade petrol,” he said, referring to the poorer-quality fuels the government has allowed...
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