the ukrainian forces bombed a bridge south of Khersonconsidered key to the supply of the city held by Russian troops, reported the Ukrainian Army, which distributed a video showing damage to the infrastructure.
The video shows large holes in the bridge, which the Army’s Strategic Communications Department identifies as the Antoniv bridge, against which Ukrainian forces struck a “certain blow” on the night of Tuesday to Wednesdayaccording to the Ukrinform agency.
The Antoniv bridge over the Dnipro river is situated to the east of Kherson and it is one of the important infrastructures in the area that have been attacked in recent days, along with the Daryiv bridge and the road that runs through the Kakhovskaya dam, according to the source.
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Russian forces are trying to repair the bridges “in an effort to restore ammunition and heavy equipment supply routes, but the safety of using the bridges remains in question,” Ukrinform added.
Russian troops are also building a pontoon bridge across the Ingulets River near the town of Darivka, the Ukrainian source added.
⚡️Ukraine confirms strikes on key bridge in Kherson.
Ukraine hit Antonivsky Bridge in the occupied Kherson with artillery overnight, severely damaging it.
The bridge is one of the two crossings over the Dnipro River which Russia uses to transit military personnel and equipment. pic.twitter.com/lyGfnCrySN
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) July 27, 2022
The Kherson region has been punished in recent days by Ukrainian forces in a counteroffensive aimed at retaking the city, while information and videos on social networks indicate that Russian troops are allegedly moving tanks and armored vehicles to the area.
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