Chonhar bridge blast significantly complicated logistics of Russian troops – UK intelligence

The UK Ministry of Defense said this in a new intelligence update published on Twitter, according to Ukrinform.

It is noted that the route over the Chonhar bridges are the most direct route from Russia’s Crimean logistics hub at Dzhankoi and the Zaporizhzhia sector, where Russia is currently defending against a major Ukrainian offensive.

“The temporary closure of the route caused vital Russian logistics convoys to take at least 50% longer to reach the front via alternative routes,” the report says.

At the same time, reports indicate that Russian authorities almost certainly constructed a pontoon bridge replacement crossing within 24 hours of the attack; it is highly likely that crossings are limited to military traffic only.

“The speed with which an alternate crossing was constructed indicates how vital this route is to the Russian military efforts in occupied Ukraine,” the report says.

As reported by Ukrinform, on June 22, the Chonhar bridge, which links the temporarily occupied Crimea with mainland Ukraine, was attacked and traffic was blocked. In addition, the old bridge across Syvash was also hit.

The head of the joint press center of the Operational Command South, Natalia Humeniuk, said on Tuesday that due to the Chonhar bridge blast, the Russian forces are using the Armiansk direction, which is much closer to the positions of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and, thus the enemy is getting nervous.