# Has Russia entered a new phase of the war against Ukraine?

https://mins.news/en/video/84863

- DW News, 2026-10-03 18:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrZhehKPPkM

> Russian attacks have damaged several bridges linking the two sides of Kyiv, causing major disruption in the Ukrainian capital. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Kremlin has abandoned earlier restraints and is intensifying strikes on infrastructure far from the front lines, raising questions about a new phase aimed at making daily life in Ukraine harder.

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