Russia's attacks on Ukraine escalate as its drones target bridges in Kyiv

Russia's jet-powered drones are targeting bridges in the Ukrainian capital, an escalation after more than a month of day-and-night strikes that have left Kyiv feeling almost like a frontline city. Transcript A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Russia has a new tactic in its war against Ukraine - hitting the bridges that connect the two sides of the capital, Kyiv. It's part of Russia's escalating attacks. NPR Ukraine correspondent Joanna Kakissis joins us now from Kyiv. Joanna, so what's life like in Kyiv right now?JOANNA KAKISSIS, BYLINE: Well, A, it is very stressful. We are hearing air-raid sirens and explosions roughly every four hours, day and night. And the strikes didn't even stop for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who visited Kyiv on Sunday. And so to give you a little slice of what life is like here, I was at a friend's barbecue over the weekend, and air-raid sirens sounded just as I walked outside to wait for my taxi home. And not even a minute later, I heard this.(SOUNDBITE OF EXPLOSION)KAKISSIS: And that was a Russian drone strike not too far away. I recorded that on my phone. These jet-powered drones move very fast. It's hard for Ukraine's air defenses to shoot them down. Now, these d...