Ukrainian servicemen disabled all bridges across the Dnieper in the occupied part of the Kherson region.
Bridges across the Dnieper at Kherson and Nova Kakhovka became unsuitable for vital military supplies to the Russian invaders after strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is stated in a summary of British military intelligence, written by the British Ministry of Defense on August 13.
The two main road bridges that provided access to Russian-occupied territories on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region could not be used for military supplies.
On August 10, precision strikes by the Ukrainian army made the bridge across the Dnieper at Nova Kakhovka unsuitable for heavy military equipment. In recent days, Russia has only been able to carry out repairs on the damaged Antonovsky Road Bridge, but structural damage remains.
Last week, the main railway bridge near Kherson suffered more damage.
Since the end of July, Russia has been using the pontoon crossing on the railway bridge as the main supply route for its army. Even if Russia manages to carry out significant repairs to the bridges, they will remain a major weakness.
Bridges in Kherson
“The land resupply of several thousand Russian troops on the west bank almost certainly depends on just two crossings on pontoon ferries. Because their supply chain is limited, the size of any stocks Russia manages to build on the west bank is likely to be a key factor in the stability of the force.” summary in summary.
Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 13 August 2022
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