Kiev, ‘Russian logistics seriously affected by attacks on Crimean bridges’ – Libero Quotidiano

2023-07-31 14:24:00

Kyiv, July 31st (time.news) – The Russian army is suffering from serious logistical problems after the July 17 explosion on the Crimean bridge and the July 29 attack on the Chonhar bridge. Spokeswoman of Ukraine’s Southern Command Natalia Humeniuk said on television, adding that Russia has been using amphibious assault ships to transport equipment across the Kerch Strait since the bridge over the strait, known as the Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula with the Russian Krasnodar Oblast, was damaged.

After the attack on the Crimean bridge, Russia had to rely on a long detour through occupied areas of mainland Ukraine to supply its troops. This was further complicated by the repeated attacks on the Chonhar Bridge, which connects the Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region with the Crimean peninsula.

Humeniuk added that Russian military convoys are driven alongside civilian vehicles so that the people inside act as human shields. The Ukrainian military is also actively targeting Russian ammunition stockpiles. “We are working to ensure that the logistics do not allow them to resupply,” the spokeswoman said, adding that Ukraine has now destroyed almost all Russian field ammunition depots.