Ukraine claims strikes on railway bridge and Russian aircraft in Russian-occupied Crimea
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Ukrainian drone strikes overnight hit a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine's General Staff said on Sept. 7.
The railway bridge is located near Vladyslavivka, a village in eastern Crimea that hosts a key railway junction in the area, the General Staff said. Russia uses the railway line for military logistics, according to the General Staff.
Other targets hit overnight across Russian-occupied territories include Russian command posts in eastern Luhansk and southeastern Zaporizhzhia oblasts, an ammunition depot in Luhansk Oblast, and an automated reconnaissance system known as Grenadier in Crimea, the General Staff said.
The General Staff previously reported striking a railway bridge near Vladyslavivka overnight between June 18 and 19.
"Work on key enemy military targets continues," the General Staff said in its Telegram post, adding that the extent of the damage from these strikes wass still being assessed.
Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) separately claimed that one of its units struck a Russian aircraft in Russian-occupied Crimea. The damage wass still being assessed, HUR said on Telegram. While HUR did not identify the aircraft type, Ukrainian media outlet Hromadske said it appears to be a Russian Su-24 bomber, citing the video attached.
The Kyiv Independent couldn't independently verify the claims.
The latest reports of Ukrainian drone strikes come as Kyiv ramped up its attacks across Russian-occupied territories and deep inside Russia over the summer.
Inside Russia, Ukrainian long-range drone strikes have hit oil refineries in three Russian regions, including Ryazan Oblast, the Perm region and Tatarstan, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
