Ukraine takes down the last intact bridge into Crimea, catching 50 supply trucks at Armiansk
The Armiansk strike leaves Russian units on the Huliaipole axis without an intact road bridge out of Crimea, Ukraine's strike units say, and fuel stations on the peninsula are already running dry.
The Armiansk strike leaves Russian units on the Huliaipole axis without an intact road bridge out of Crimea, Ukraine's strike units say, and fuel stations on the peninsula are already running dry.
Ukrainian forces put the road bridge at Armiansk out of commission overnight into June 11 and struck up to 50 Russian trucks loaded with ammunition and fuel that had massed beside it, the Kyiv Independent reported, citing the 1st Separate Assault Regiment. The unit said no further strikes are needed because "the enemy's important logistical route is completely paralyzed."
The convoy had stacked up at Armiansk because the Chonhar bridge, hit on June 7 and again on June 9, can no longer carry traffic, regiment commander Dmytro Filatov told Suspilne, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Some of the roughly 50 vehicles were destroyed, he said. The cargo was staged for Russia's 37th and 64th Motor Rifle Brigades on the Huliaipole axis, the regiment said.
The span itself was disabled with Fire Point systems and needed no repeat strike, the regiment said, per Ukrinform. Fire Point is the Kyiv manufacturer behind the FP-2 strike drone and the Flamingo cruise missile, both already flying against Russian logistics and industry. The operation ran through the Phalanha joint multidomain center alongside the 475th Assault Regiment CODE 9.2 and the SBU's Alpha special operations center, Ukrinform reported.
Armiansk caps a five-day sequence that has closed every road link into the occupied peninsula: Chonhar twice, the Henichesk crossing onto the Arabat Spit on June 10, and now the western route. Truck traffic on the R-280 Novorossiya highway, Russia's coastal supply road from Rostov, has fallen 71 percent in two weeks, Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi told Reuters, saying "we will isolate Crimea in the near future." Russian-installed authorities halted fuel sales in Armiansk on June 11 because tankers could not get through, and Reuters found stations running dry across Crimea.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened at the Armiansk bridge?
Ukrainian forces disabled the road bridge at Armiansk overnight into June 11 and struck up to 50 Russian trucks carrying ammunition and fuel that had massed beside it, the 1st Separate Assault Regiment said, per the Kyiv Independent and Ukrinform.
Why were 50 trucks parked at one bridge?
The Chonhar bridge, struck on June 7 and June 9, can no longer carry traffic, so Russian supply convoys rerouted through Armiansk, regiment commander Dmytro Filatov told Suspilne, per Ukrainska Pravda. The cargo was staged for Russia's 37th and 64th Motor Rifle Brigades near Huliaipole.
What is Fire Point?
Fire Point is a Kyiv-based manufacturer whose systems include the FP-2 strike drone and the Flamingo cruise missile. The regiment said the Armiansk span was disabled with Fire Point systems and needed no repeat strike, per Ukrinform.
Are all road links into Crimea now cut?
Ukraine's 1st Separate Assault Regiment says no intact bridges remain on the road routes connecting occupied Crimea with the mainland, per Ukrinform. Russia has announced detour routes and is attempting pontoon crossings, per United24 Media and Filatov's comments.
What effect is the campaign having inside Crimea?
Truck traffic on the R-280 Novorossiya highway has fallen 71 percent in two weeks, Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi told Reuters. Armiansk halted fuel sales on June 11 because tankers could not get through, and Reuters reported stations running dry across the peninsula.
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