Unknown individuals used explosives to damage a railway bridge pillar on the Zvezda-Chapaevsk line across the Chapaevka River in Samara Oblast, Russia. The bridge was used for transporting military cargo including ammunition produced by the Polimer company in Chapaevsk. The bridge will be out of service for several weeks.

Unknown individuals used explosives to damage a railway bridge pillar on the Zvezda-Chapaevsk line across the Chapaevka River in Samara Oblast, Russia

The railway branch was used for transporting military cargo, including ammunition produced by the Polimer company in Chapaevsk

The bridge will be out of service for several weeks

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported the bridge was blown up, paralyzing traffic. The bridge was used to transport military cargo including engineering explosives from JSC Polimer in Chapayevsk. The damage was reported at about 6 a.m. local time, and the bridge will be unusable for a long time.

Ukraine said it blew up a railway bridge in Russia's southwestern Samara region on Monday, March 4.

On March 4, 2024, around 6:00 AM, the bridge was damaged by blowing up its power structures

Moscow used the bridge to transport military cargo, particularly engineering ammunition from the Polimer plant in Chapayevsk

Rail traffic in Russia's Samara region was suspended on Monday after an explosion on a bridge

An explosive device damaged a pillar on a rail bridge over the Chapaevka river