The Antonivskyi Bridge in the Russian-controlled city of Kherson was again bombed by Ukrainian forces, delaying its reopening.
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Ukrainian forces again shelled the Antonivskyi Bridge in the Russian-controlled city of Kherson, damaging construction equipment and delaying its reopening, the Interfax news agency said on Monday, citing a Russian-appointed local official.
The bridge is one of only two crossing points for Russian forces in territory they have seized on the western bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine in what Moscow calls a “special military operation” in the country.
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It has been a key target for Ukrainian forces in recent weeks, with Kyiv using US-supplied high-precision rockets to try to destroy it in possible preparation for a counteroffensive to retake Russian-held areas in the south.
Kirill Stremousov, the Russian-appointed deputy head of Kherson city administration, told Interfax that there had been no “critical damage” from the latest shelling. He did not say how long that would delay its planned reopening.
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