Ukrainian forces strike bridge in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast for second time in a month

Ukraine's defence forces struck a bridge in Zaporizhzhia Oblast that Russian troops use for military logistics, as well as drone storage facilities in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and a UAV control repeater in Crimea on the night of 18-19 August.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram

Quote: "On the night of 18-19 August 2026, units of Ukraine's defence forces struck a road bridge over the Molochna River near Molochansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The enemy uses the structure to support military logistics."

Details: Three Russian UAV storage facilities were also struck in the areas of Novopetrykivka and Novotroiitske in Donetsk Oblast and Lobacheve in Luhansk Oblast.

Ukrainian forces also struck a ground-based repeater used to control Geran/Gerbera-type attack UAVs in Olenivka in temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as a UAV ground control station near Verkhnii Rohachyk in Kherson Oblast.

A logistics depot in Kadiivka, Luhansk Oblast, and an area where Russian weapons and military equipment were concentrated in Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, were also struck. Russian losses are being confirmed.

Background: On 4 August, the General Staff reported a strike on a road bridge over the Seim River near the village of Zvane in Russia's Kursk Oblast and a railway bridge over the Molochna River near the village of Svitlodolynske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, which Russian forces used for military logistics and the movement of troops and equipment.

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