Ukrainian Forces Struck Bridges In Northern Crimea With Storm Shadow M…
On August 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the bridges which link the Crimean peninsula and the Kherson region. The attack was carried out with British-made Storm Shadow missiles.
According to the head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, the Chongar Bridge was damaged. The village of Chongar also came under fire. More than 20 thousand residents were left without gas due to the damage to the gas pipeline.
The acting governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, reported that the AFU fired at the Chongar bridge and the crossing in Genichesk. In total, 12 missiles were reportedly fired, 9 were shot down by Russian air defense forces. One civilian was wounded as a result of the attack.
Interception of one of the Storm Shadow missiles by the Pantsir-S1 ADS in the area of the Chongar Bridge:
The launch of the Storm Shadow missile by Ukrainian Su-24 bomber. The photos were allegedly taken during the attack on the Chongar Bridge:
The AFU confirmed the missile strike on the automobile bridges in Chongar and Genichesk in the western part of Crimea.
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder, commented on the shelling, claiming that Ukraine chooses targets for strikes and conducts these operations itself.
“This is their battle. They choose targets, and they are the ones who conduct operations,” Ryder said.
The work of the Chongar checkpoint was temporarily suspended and the road was closed. However, there are two more roads between the peninsula and the Kherson region.
The Chongar Bridge has been repeatedly shelled by the AFU. It was also shelled on July 29 and on June 22.
“We are able to repair bridges quickly: the passage of cars will be restored very soon… The communication between the Kherson region and Crimea was not stoped — the movement of vehicles along the reserve route is temporarily organized.” – the local authorities claimed.
The Russian authorities stressed out that the damaged bridge has no military significance and the Kiev regime continues terrorist attacks on the civilian targets. In fact, the goal of Ukrainian strikes was to disrupt Russian military communications. However, the main part of Russian military supplies are transferred directly from the Russian mainland to the Donbass and Zaporozhie, Kherson regions, while logistics through the Crimean peninsula are more dangerous.
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