A Russian strike damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge early Saturday, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day, in Moscow's latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital.The strike came a day after Russian assaults forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road bridges over the Dnipro River.

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has used its new homegrown ballistic missile in combat for the first time and that production comes next. The missile fires from a simple trailer-mounted rail and is likely comparable to America's ATACMS, but its maker is under investigation, and analysts say its cruise missile has rarely hit its targets.