UK intelligence learns of Russian plans to compensate for losing Antonivskiy bridge
Occupying Russian forces are deploying a floating bridge over the Dnipro in Kherson to replace the Antonivskiy bridge damaged in strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense on Twitter.
British intelligence suggests that over the weekend Russia started moving barges into position to construct a substantial floating bridge over the Dnipro river, immediately beside the damaged Antonivsky road bridge. The crossing is the key link between Russian-occupied Kherson and the east.
"For several weeks, Russian forces and local civilians have relied on a ferry crossing of the waterway. If Russia completes the improvised bridge, it will almost certainly increase the capacity of the crossing point compared to the ferry. A floating bridge would likely still be vulnerable to Ukrainian offensive action," concluded British intelligence.
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