💥 Attack

Ukraine previously struck the Chonhar Bridge in late June 2023 using UK-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles, confirmed by Ukrainian military officials.

June 1, 2023 Chonhar, Kherson Oblast

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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

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Chonhar Bridge (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Storm Shadow (weapon_system) Russian military (organization) Russian occupation authorities (organization) Russian-controlled emergency services (organization) Kakhovka dam (location)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Last month, Kyiv military officials confirmed that Ukraine was responsible for hitting the Chonhar Bridge in late June, adding it was carried out with UK-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian soldiers did not allow volunteers to enter all the flooded areas, and confiscated their boats under threat of punishment.

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Extracted: 2026-03-09T10:43:07.002Z

Source story: 20085