Eight to ten HIMARS rockets struck the Antonovsky Bridge, dropping a section into the Dnipro River and destroying nine ammunition trucks.
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Eight to ten HIMARS rockets struck the Antonovsky Bridge, dropping a section into the Dnipro River and destroying nine ammunition trucks.
They conducted offensive operations near Novomykhailivka, but suffered losses and were forced to retreat.
Ukrainian Armed Forces officially confirmed new strikes on the Antonivskyi Bridge on August 22, 2022.
Nataliya Humenyuk, spokesperson for the Operational Command 'South', stated that Ukrainian forces are controlling and reminding Russian forces of their presence regarding the bridge.
Eyewitnesses reported that a span of the Antonivskyi Bridge collapsed and debris reached the settlement of Antonovka after 8-10 impacts.
Prior to the explosion, nine KAMAZ trucks carrying ammunition were reportedly moving on the bridge, with the resulting fire possibly caused by their detonation.
Russian media claimed that anti-aircraft defense systems were responsible for the explosion near the bridge.
Ukrainian soldiers bombed an ammunition depot in Kakhovka, Kherson region.
Hits were confirmed on warehouses with ammunition of the occupiers in the temporarily occupied territory.
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Source story: day-180a-2023-02-12