Armed Forces of Ukraine launched another missile attack on the Antonovsky bridge across the Dnieper
The resumption of traffic across the Antonovsky bridge in Kherson is again postponed, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the structure, it is reported that construction equipment that was used to restore the bridge was damaged.
According to available information, at night the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on the Antonovsky Bridge, after which a fire broke out on it, and construction equipment caught fire. Later, this information was confirmed by the Civil-Military Administration. According to the deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov, there are no critical damages to the bridge, the repair of the canvas will continue, but the resumption of traffic across the bridge is postponed.
The blow was inflicted on the Antonovsky bridge. The equipment of the builders who are repairing the bridge burned down, there are no critical damages. But the opening of the bridge is a bit delayed
- he said.
Details of the rocket attack are not given, most likely the American MLRS HIMARS were used to strike the APU, as in previous times.
Antonovsky bridge is the only car crossing connecting Kherson with the left bank of the Dnieper. The bridge was built in 1985, its length is 1366 meters, the width of the span is 25 meters. Currently, the bridge is being restored, the work is being carried out by bridge builders who participated in the construction of the Crimean bridge. Today, it is possible to get to the left bank of the Dnieper through the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station or via a ferry crossing established by the Russian military.
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