The Ukrainian Armed Forces have struck at the occupiers' crossing points near Crimea
This was reported by "Suspilne Kherson", citing Dmytro "Perun" Filatov, commander of the First Separate Assault Regiment named after Dmytro Kotsyubailo. According to him, on the night of 13 June, new strikes were recorded on targets of critical importance for the movement of Russian troops.
The occupiers have lost another supply route
Filatov reported that this time, the railway transport artery was damaged. In addition, the Ukrainian military struck one of the pontoon crossings that the Russians had set up following previous attacks on the Chongar and Armenian bridges.
“Following this, the Russian military built several pontoon crossings to restore traffic. One of these crossings was also damaged today,” he noted.
According to the military official, such temporary structures are unable to fully replace the bridges. Due to their low capacity, the occupiers are forced to build up long convoys of vehicles, which creates additional risks for them. Filatov explained that Ukrainian units can track such concentrations of equipment and launch further strikes.
Can the Russians quickly restore the crossings?
According to the commander, Russian troops will most likely attempt to increase the number of pontoon crossings to compensate for the loss of main routes. However, such structures are significantly more vulnerable than fixed bridges.
“Pontoon crossings do not have such robust structures, and no expensive equipment is needed to damage them,” Filatov explained.
He added that the Ukrainian military possesses weapons capable of putting such crossings out of action.
Strikes on bridges near occupied Crimea
Earlier, on 11 June, Dmytro Filatov reported that the Chongar Bridge in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region had sustained critical damage and was rendered impassable to traffic. Following this, Russian troops were forced to alter their supply routes through occupied Crimea. The occupying authorities also reported strikes on bridges in the Perekop, Armiansk and Henichesk areas. In particular, the Russians had been using the bridge connecting Henichesk with the Arabat Spit as one of the alternative routes to Crimea.
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