Key bridge attacked using longer-range weapons in attempt to cut off Russian supply routes
A senior presidential adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Anton Gerashchenko, cited Ukraine’s armed forces in an update posted on Tuesday morning: “Himars dealt another powerful blow to one of the two bridges, which are used by the invaders for a massive transfer of troops. Let’s hope that this time the Antonivskiy Bridge will not withstand the power of the Himars missile attack.”
Filmed standing on one side of the bridge in a flak jacket, Stermousov said: “As you can see the movement over the bridge has been suspended. Indeed, tonight there was a strike by Himars.”Novosti he said: “There were hits [after the attack of the Ukrainian troops] on the Antonivskiy Bridge, we blocked traffic. We will repair it.”
Kherson, captured in early March, has long been a focus for the Ukrainians, with the defenders making limited gains in the countryside between Mykolaiv and the target city since April. But, apparently helped by longer-range weapons, with an effective firing distance of up to 50 miles , the Ukrainians are growing more confident.
During the developing battle in the south in the past fortnight, Ukrainian forces have repeatedly struck Russian ammunition dumps and command posts with US-supplied Himars missile systems, while Russia has fired missiles at Ukrainian positions along the coast.
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