Russian drone strikes close three bridges in Kyiv
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Kyiv is waking up to its capital partially cut off from itself. Repeated drone strikes on the Southern Bridge have forced its closure alongside the Paton and Metro bridges, leaving the city’s left bank isolated and taxi fares surge to over 2,000 UAH. One person was killed in the Darnitsky district, and a separate FPV drone attack struck a bus in Kramatorsk.
The strikes follow reports of a three-stage strategy to disconnect nuclear power plants from the grid. According to details published by the New York Times, the plan aims to systematically deprive cities of water, heat, and electricity as winter approaches. For those fleeing the front, the safety of the west offers little more than a different kind of scarcity; in Lviv and Uzhhorod, apartments are now being let within hours of listing.
Negotiators in Kyiv and Budapest have reached a deal on the status of Transcarpathia, concluding talks that had reportedly run late into the night. It is a rare moment of diplomatic movement with Hungary regarding the rights of national minorities, coming as officials in Kyiv prepare a relevant draft law.