Ukraine confirms strike on Crimea's Armiansk bridge that hit 50 Russian military vehicles
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Ukraine confirmed a strike that destroyed up to 50 military vehicles on the Russian-occupied Armiansk bridge linking Crimea with mainland Ukraine, the 1st Separate Assault Regiment Da Vinci reported June 11.
The confirmed strike put the bridge out of commission, and additional assaults are not needed, the Da Vinci Regiment said, adding that "the enemy's important logistical route is completely paralyzed."
The military vehicles that were struck in the mission were loaded with ammunition and fuel to be used near Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Regiment said.
Overnight, local authorities and monitoring channels reported that Ukraine struck military targets in Russian-occupied Crimea, including several bridges, as multiple explosions were reported across the peninsula.
The Ukrainian strikes hit bridges near the settlements of Preobrazhenka and Myrne, a road bridge on the Perekop–Armiansk route, and a bridge near the village of Stavky, Volodymyr Saldo, the Russian-installed head of occupied Kherson Oblast, said earlier.
Ukraine's attacks on bridges in Crimea are part of an evolving campaign aimed at disrupting Russian logistics, which are used to transport fuel, weapons, and other supplies to Russian forces in the occupied territories.
Kyiv aims to isolate occupied Crimea from Russia by disrupting key military supply routes to the peninsula, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi, known by the call sign "Madyar," said in an interview published by Reuters on June 11.
"We will isolate Crimea in the near future," Brovdi said from a command post near the front line.
Russian military cargo traffic along the R-280 "Novorossiya" highway, which connects Russia with occupied Crimea through Mariupol, Berdiansk, and Melitopol, has fallen by 71% over the past two weeks due to Ukrainian strikes, Brovdi said.
