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A drone attack damaged a bridge over the Mius River on Russia's Rostov region, on the Novorossiya highway that leads to Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, on November 8, 2026, according to Ukrinform. The Kyiv Independent reported that drone debris reportedly damaged the bridge, which sits on the R-280 highway, a strategic road linking Rostov Oblast with several occupied regions including Crimea. The same reporting said Ukrainian drones also hit power stations in Rostov Oblast, according to the regional governor. The Kyiv Independent's daily roundup listed the bridge strike among key developments of November 7 and 8, alongside Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv that damaged the Northern Bridge. The reports did not say how severe the damage was or whether traffic was affected.