India, Oct. 4 -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in a show of support for Ukraine as Russia intensified attacks on Ukrainian cities, including a strike on a key bridge in the capital.

Merz, making his second visit to Ukraine since becoming chancellor, said Germany would continue to stand behind Kyiv as it battles Russia's more than 4 1/2-year-old invasion.

"If Russia is not stopped, its war machine will sooner or later turn against us," Merz said in a statement. "You can continue to count on our help," he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Merz also described Germany's partnership with Ukraine as mutually beneficial, pointing to joint efforts by German and Ukrainian companies to develop technologie...