Russia hits second major bridge over Kyiv's river in two days

Fact-check index: 58/100 — The core facts about the Northern and Southern Bridge strikes are well-supported by the cited sources, but the article's framing about a shift from residential targeting and NATO/EU winter aid, plus the speculative Moscow hypothesis, are not established by any source.

• Russian forces struck Kyiv's Northern Bridge across the Dnipro on Saturday, second major Dnipro crossing hit in two days, per Klitschko — Directly matches France24: Klitschko said Northern Bridge was hit Saturday, a day after Southern Bridge was hit.
• Friday's strikes on the Southern Bridge were 'tearing Kyiv apart,' per city officials — Quoted phrase matches France24 and is consistent with BBC's report of 'repeat attacks' on the other bridge.
• The Guardian's war briefing said the strikes caused traffic chaos across the capital — Matches the Guardian headline 'Russian attacks on Kyiv bridges cause traffic chaos'; only the headline is available, not body text, so detail beyond 'traffic chaos' is unverified.
• The strikes shift targeting from residential blocks to bridges carrying transport and supply lines — None of the three sources mention prior residential targeting or frame this as a shift; this appears to be the article's own unsupported characterization.
• These bridges are infrastructure NATO and EU partners sustain through winter aid — No source mentions NATO, EU, or winter aid in connection with these bridges.
• Hypothesis that Moscow is testing whether bridge strikes can strain Kyiv's logistics before winter — Explicitly labeled speculative by the article itself and correctly notes no source confirms a sustained campaign; not established by the cited material.