A Russian drone moments ago this Saturday morning struck Kyiv’s North Bridge, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko and videos circulating on social media showing the attack. This follows four strikes by Russian drones against the Ukrainian capital’s South Bridge Thursday and Friday — as well as warnings from President Zelenskyy that the Russians are escalating attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Ukraine has received €2.9 billion from the European Union under the Ukraine Facility. This is part of the funding already envisaged under the Ukraine Facility. It became available after Ukraine met 10 indicators during Q1 and Q2 of 2026 and earlier periods, covering the banking sector, energy, agricultural policy, transport, and other areas. Three of the indicators were met ahead of schedule. Given the difficult financial situation, these funds are critically important for the resilience of the state, for covering key expenditures, and for allowing us to direct more of the domestic resources to defense. But the need for funding remains critical. We are speeding up the adoption of all government decisions as much as possible. We are also working with the Parliament to pass the necessary bills as quickly as possible. I thank the European Union and all Member States for their consistent support of Ukraine.

Since last night, emergency services and repair crews have been working to address the aftermath of the Russian strike. It was a difficult attack – nearly 190 attack drones, as well as ballistic missiles. And the main target was energy infrastructure in the capital and the Kyiv region. Residential buildings were also damaged. Work is ongoing to restore electricity and water supplies everywhere they are currently unavailable. In the morning, a drone struck a grocery supermarket in Ivankovychi. First responders are extinguishing the fire. Kyiv is also under drone attack. A warehouse building was hit, and one person was killed. There were strikes on critical infrastructure in the Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Rivne regions. There was also damage in the Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Cherkasy regions. As of now, fourteen people have been injured across the country as a result of all these strikes. Tragically, five people have been killed, including a child. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Our defenders managed to shoot down some of the ballistic missiles. But unfortunately, there were also hits. In recent days, there have been new air defense support packages – I thank our partners for the missiles, and everyone who honors our agreements and strengthens the protection of our skies. This is exactly how we must continue to work. Every interceptor missile truly saves lives. And the closer we get to winter, the more of this protection we need. We must do everything to ensure that Russia’s bet on ballistic missile and drone terror does not pay off. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine.