Key facts
- Ukrainian forces struck bridges connecting occupied Crimea with Russian-held territory on June 13.
- The strikes targeted the Chonhar road bridge, a railway bridge, and a pontoon crossing.
- Russian officials claimed air defenses intercepted 33 drones.
- The attacks are part of Ukraine's strategy to disrupt Russian supply routes and logistics.
- Previous strikes on June 11 targeted the Armiansk bridge, reportedly destroying military vehicles.
Ukrainian forces struck bridges linking occupied Crimea with Russian-held territory overnight on June 13, a Ukrainian military unit confirmed. Kyiv has increasingly targeted transport links connecting Crimea with other occupied areas in southern Ukraine as part of a broader effort to complicate Russian supply routes and logistics to front-line troops.
Volodymyr Saldo, head of the illegal Russian occupation government in Kherson Oblast, claimed Ukrainian forces targeted bridges in the Chonhar area during the night. According to Saldo, traffic toward the Dzhankoi checkpoint was temporarily suspended, while a bridge connecting Henichesk with the Arabat Spit was damaged, and traffic restrictions were imposed.