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Friedrich Merz begins unannounced Kyiv visit as Russia continues strikes on Ukraine’s capital – Europe live

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What happened

Moscow struck city’s North Bridge this morning, around 20-minutes drive away from the station where the German chancellor arrived Merz has met Ukraine’s President Voldymyr Zelenskyy at the main war memorial on the Maidan in Kyiv.

Key facts

  • Moscow struck city’s North Bridge this morning, around 20-minutes drive away from the station where the German chancellor arrived Merz has met Ukraine’s President Voldymyr Zelenskyy at the main war memorial on the Maidan in Kyiv.
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:28 UTC.

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

  2. Russia strikes Kyiv bridge in a new tactic to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital

  3. Bosnians vote as pro-Russian politician looms large over election and ethnic tensions simmer

  4. Live: Russia again targets Kyiv bridge as Germany's Merz visits

  5. Germany's Merz visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian cities

  6. Kyiv bridge hit in further Russian drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit

  7. Friedrich Merz begins unannounced Kyiv visit as Russia continues strikes on Ukraine’s capital – Europe live

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