Drones hit railway bridge over North Crimean Canal in temporarily occupied Crimea – photo, videos

Drones attacked a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 17-18 June.

Source: Telegram channels monitoring military activity; Krymskiy Veter (Crimean Wind), a Crimean local Telegram channel

Details: Local residents reported hearing around 20 explosions near the railway bridge close to the village of Rozdolne in the Ichki (Sovietskyi) district. Videos posted online captured the distinctive sound of drones flying overhead immediately before the explosions.

In addition to the railway bridge, the nearby humpback bridge was also struck. The extent of the damage to either structure is currently unknown.

The railway line crossing the bridge is considered strategically important for Russian forces, as it is used to transport heavy military equipment and fuel to Russian troops operating in the south.

The local occupation authorities have not yet commented on the incident.

Background:

• On the night of 16-17 June, Ukraine's defence forces struck two road bridges linking the temporarily occupied part of Kherson Oblast with Crimea, specifically the bridge over the North Crimean Canal near the village of Stavky and another bridge near the village of Voinka.
• Later the same night, Ukrainian forces also struck the Russian shadow fleet tanker Fina A in the Black Sea while it was transporting petroleum products in violation of international sanctions.

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