Russians destroyed bridge in Chernihiv used for evacuations, says Ukrainian governor

By AP 23 March 2022, 10:22 am

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This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows burning buildings in a residential area in northeast Chernihiv, Ukraine, on March 16, 2022. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Russian forces bombed and destroyed a bridge in the encircled city of Chernihiv, says the region’s governor, Viacheslav Chaus.

The destroyed bridge had been used for evacuating civilians and delivering humanitarian aid. It crossed the Desna River and connected the city to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

Chernihiv authorities said yesterday that the encircled city has no water or electricity and called the situation there a humanitarian disaster.

Explosions and bursts of gunfire shake Kyiv this morning, and heavy artillery fire can be heard from the northwest, where Russian forces have sought to encircle and take the capital’s suburbs.