Russia continues to disable Ukrainian railways
In the evening, in the center of Dnepropetrovsk, the railway bridge over the Dnieper River was destroyed as a result of a missile attack.
Eyewitnesses published a video of the explosion, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to preliminary data, the rocket flew into the support of the two-tier Amur (Old) bridge. The “arrival” took place along the lower railway level. The rocket landed at the entrance to the bridge from the railway station.
This information is also confirmed by the head of Ukrzaliznytsia, Alexander Kamyshin. According to him, there were no injuries among the railway workers.
The SBU has already stated that it is looking for those who leaked footage of the attack on the bridge, accusing them of a tip from the Russian Aerospace Forces and treason.
Telegram channels also report powerful explosions in Kyiv (Brovary district), Nikolaev, Zaporozhye.
The Ukrainian side claims that a Russian missile was shot down near Brovary. Falling on the field, she caused a fire
A Pentagon representative already stated at a briefing that Russian strikes on critical infrastructure will not disrupt the transfer of NATO weapons to Ukraine.
President Vladimir Zelensky promised Russia a response – both legal and “practical, on the battlefield.”
One way or another, Ukrzaliznytsia published a rather impressive graph of train delays due to destruction after missile strikes.
Observers note that even before the start of massive attacks on the railway infrastructure, the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to transfer almost all formations and military units that participated in the battles in the Kyiv region to the left bank of the Dnieper River.
Former Defense Minister of the DPR Igor Strelkov believes that the delay in striking the transport infrastructure gives Ukraine time to regroup and prepare its strikes.
“Finally, systemic missile attacks on communications (targeted not at one-time “acts of intimidation”, but at real disruption of the railway network) have begun... At the same time, I cannot help but note that key objects - bridges and bridge aqueducts - are still bypassed by strikes. The main emphasis is on the destruction of electrical substations feeding the lines. However, I have the honor to remind you (in case the General Staff doesn’t know) that Kyiv has at its disposal a not-so-small fleet of diesel locomotives (some of the railway lines in Western Ukraine were not electrified even in Soviet times). And for them, damage to electricity supply systems is unpleasant, but not critical,” comments Strelkov.
Russia continues to disable Ukraine's railways.