Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic

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Russian aerial attacks have forced the partial closure of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, causing traffic chaos…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:02:23 UTC.

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