Zelensky says Russia is ‘trying to divide Ukraine along the Dnipro River’ with strikes on bridges and the power grid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is trying to divide Ukraine along the Dnipro River by attacking bridges and the power grid. He said the strikes are also intended to make life harder for people and communities across the country.

A Ukrainian official told the Financial Times that Kyiv believes the attacks aim to disrupt transport and shipments of equipment and ammunition across the river, as well as electricity flows from western to eastern Ukraine. The official warned that millions could be left without power or heat during winter. Russian strikes on bridges in Kyiv intensified in October, prompting closures and hours-long traffic jams.