Key facts
- Ukraine confirmed a strike on the Armiansk bridge linking Crimea with mainland Ukraine on June 11, destroying 50 military vehicles.
- The Armiansk bridge is now out of commission, paralyzing a key Russian logistical route.
- The vehicles struck were loaded with ammunition and fuel destined for Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
- The Chonhar Bridge, a crucial logistics route, was reportedly destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike on June 9.
- Ukraine aims to isolate occupied Crimea by disrupting Russian military supply routes.
Ukraine confirmed a strike on the Russian-occupied Armiansk bridge linking Crimea with mainland Ukraine on June 11, destroying 50 military vehicles loaded with ammunition and fuel. The 1st Separate Assault Regiment Da Vinci reported the bridge is now out of commission, paralyzing a key Russian logistical route.
This strike follows reports that Ukraine destroyed the Chonhar Bridge, another crucial logistics route connecting Crimea to occupied Kherson Oblast, on June 9. The Chonhar Bridge had also been damaged in a prior strike on June 7. Ukrainian officials aim to isolate occupied Crimea by disrupting Russian military supply routes.
Commander Robert Brovdi stated that Ukraine's drone operations have significantly reduced traffic on the R-280 highway, a major Russian logistics route, by 71% in two weeks. The military vehicles struck on the Armiansk bridge were destined for the front lines near Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.