Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a railroad bridge over the Kalmius River near Hranitne that Russian forces were constructing or had recently completed, likely using HIMARS rockets or alternatively JDAMS bombs or Hrim-delivered missiles.
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Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a railroad bridge over the Kalmius River near Hranitne that Russian forces were constructing or had recently completed, likely using HIMARS rockets or alternatively JDAMS bombs or Hrim-delivered missiles.
Russian forces shelled Pokrovsk twice during the night of January 5-6
An administrative building was hit in the attack
A garage and cars were burning as a result of the strikes
There are no people under the rubble according to preliminary information
There are casualties/victims from the attack
The settlements of Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast, Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zmiivka and Chervonyi Mayak in Kherson Oblast came under air attacks by the Russians.
The barrage of S-300 missiles hit the town of Pokrovsk and the Myrnohrad community, destroying at least six houses
The Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked down a railroad bridge the Russians were building over the Kalmius River near Hranitne using means not specified but most likely HIMARS rockets
due to a strong attempt to bring down the 'heavenly punishment', we have established the location of new air defense batteries in the Mariupol region - the coordinates have already been passed on to the relevant services.
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Source story: day-683-2024-01-07