Posted on 07/30/2022 9:25:55 AM PDT by dennisw
Footage has emerged appearing to show the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike against a key bridge that has further cut off Russian troops in Kherson.
Social media users said that the video circulated on Saturday showed the remains of the Antonovsky railway bridge over the Dnipro River, which is near the scene of a Ukrainian counter-offensive by the southwestern city.
On Tuesday, the Antonovsky road bridge was heavily damaged following Ukrainian rocket fire from the U.S.-supplied M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems or HIMARS.
The inability for vehicles to use the bridge dealt a blow to Russian forces as it meant it could not be used to resupply their troops across the river, cutting them off from its right bank and potentially stranding them from the rest of Ukraine's occupied territory.
But the damaged railway bridge next to it will deal a further blow to Russia, cutting them off from Kherson, which Moscow's troops seized soon after they invaded on February 24.
"Damage to the railway Antonovsky bridge in the Kherson region," tweeted social media channel covering the war, Trukha along with the video in which someone shows the mangled tracks and holes in the construction.
"There appear to have been 2 near misses and 1 or 2 direct HIMARs impacts on the bridge. No trains will be crossing that in the near future," wrote Oliver Alexander, who tweets about Open Source Intelligence.
"Ukrainian HIMARS strike has destroyed the Antonovsky railway bridge, one of the three tracks that connected the Russian invaders in Kherson with the "mainland," tweeted World on Alert.
"Visual confirmation that the railway bridge near the Antonovsky Bridge has been severely damaged," tweeted user Tendar, "Kherson is basically cut off." Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment on the unverified video.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
HIMARS strikes have changed the calculus on the battlefield according to a Pentagon official who said on Friday that they have hampered Russia’s war effort and bid for aerial supremacy.
VIDEO proof OF DESTROYED Antonovskiy railway bridge in Kherson -—Unusable for now or weeks or months.
https://twitter.com/search?q=railway%20bridge%20in%20Kherson.&src=typeahead_click&f=top
DPA video shows this incident at @ the 2:17 mark.
https://youtu.be/lad3qEzGOZM
“Brendan Cole”
The bridge is out of service regardless of who says so.
Still, I completely appreciate questioning anything out of MSN.
We could ask the dead Azov Ukies at the POW barracks at Yelenovka about the accuracy of HIMARs - but they're dead.
Apparently efficacious for pinpoint strikes.
You should read up on the story of the bridge at Remagen.
U came up empty.
Burn those HIMARs missiles for propaganda victories, and to rub out captured Azov guys who might spill the beans!
Wonder how long before the Azov guys on the Ukie side of the battle lines decide to do the Mussolini thing with High Heels?
I’ve watched the MSM (CNN, MSNBC, ABC etc) destroy the right for 3 decades or more. Now it’s amazing how many on the right are following their every comment and spin on this distant war.
I am quite familiar with it. Operation Market Garden and all that good stuff.
The thing with railroad bridges as opposed to highway bridges is that they are not easily repaired.
Pefo Joe gives American weapons to da Ukraine to destroy critical infrastructure in the Ukraine.
And yet, so far, the lights, water, sewage, internet, gas pipelines and every bridge over the Dnieper remains untouched by Russia.
Hmmmmmmmmm.....
A bridge being out means the bridge is out regardless of who reports it. Past that the details and the spin are going to be problematic.
There are 3 vital bridges and one important rail line. All are currently damaged. Concrete patches and a few steel rails will not fix the underlying structural damage.
CCP approved videos.
“Brendan Cole is a Ukie propaganda dude, just like the FR indexed article search shows”
Not going by your post number five. Because the URL you shot me had the FR search terms as > brendancole.....hahhahhaha.
We could ask the dead Azov Ukies at the POW barracks at Yelenovka about the accuracy of HIMARs - but they’re dead.
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Burned and charred by Russian thermobaric weapon, after torture and other unspeakable acts. Red Cross has been asked to investigate - if blocked, then the Russians shoulder the blame for the war crime.
None the less, multiple sources are reporting the same thing.
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