INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukrainian forces bombed a strategic bridge over the Dnipro river overnight in the Russian-held city of Kherson, the army announced
Monday."What a night for the occupiers in the Kherson region
Strikes in the area of the Antonovskiy bridge," regional deputy Sergei Khlan wrote on Facebook.Southern army command spokeswoman Natalia
Gumeniuk confirmed the attack."The firing system we have developed in recent days shows results," she said."The impact (of the strike) has
been considerable for both the Antonovskiy and Kakhovskiy bridges," she told Ukrainian television.The Antonovskiy bridge is the main land
supply link between the city and the south bank of the Dnipro.It was partly destroyed on July 27, forcing the Russian invaders to rethink
supply lines and possibly resort to using pontoons to cross the water.Pro-Russian authorities also confirmed an attack."There was one
strike, a construction booth and a cement mixer caught fire
There is damage to the bridge floor, which means we will continue restoring it," deputy head of the Russian-led regional
crossing were not damaged," he added.Kherson, capital of the region bearing the same name, lies just a few kilometers from the
frontline.Ukrainian forces in recent weeks have been clawing back territory in the Kherson region, which borders the Crimea peninsula that
Russia annexed in 2014.Russian forces seized Kherson on March 3, the first major city to fall to Moscow since the start of the invasion on
24.Deploying Western-supplied long-range artillery Kyiv's forces have pushed closer to Kherson city, which had a pre-war population of under
300,000 people.The Russian occupiers are planning to hold a referendum seeking support to annex the Kherson region, a major agricultural
area for Ukraine, and the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region.
