https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kyiv-bridge-hit-in-further-russian-drone-attack-as-german-chancellor-makes-surprise-visitContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kyiv-bridge-hit-in-further-russian-drone-attack-as-german-chancellor-makes-surprise-visithttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kyiv-bridge-hit-in-further-russian-drone-attack-as-german-chancellor-makes-surprise-visit#u118015Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:56:10 +0000A Russian drone struck the Northern Bridge in Kyiv on Sunday, triggering a large fireball and disrupting traffic as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in the Ukrainian capital on an unannounced visit. The attack coincides with air raid sirens and active air defense systems across the city. This strike follows an escalation in Russian operations targeting Kyiv crossings over consecutive days, including jet-powered drones that previously forced the closure of the Southern Bridge. Two of the eight Dnipro River crossings joining the halves of Kyiv are now disrupted, straining local logistics