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Ukraine Blows Up Bridge on Russia’s Main Rail Route to Crimea
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Ukrainian Defense Forces have disrupted a key Russian railway supply route in temporarily occupied Crimea after destroying a road bridge near the village of Rozdolne, causing part of the structure to collapse onto the railway below.
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According to the Telegram channel Krymskyi Veter on June 27, the damage has halted traffic on the only rail line connecting Russia’s Krasnodar region with central and western Crimea.
The bridge collapse follows a series of reported Ukrainian strikes targeting the same transport corridor earlier this month, further complicating Russian military logistics on the temporarily occupied peninsula.
According to Krymskyi Veter, the road bridge was struck overnight on June 18 at the same time Ukrainian forces targeted a nearby railway bridge crossing the North Crimean Canal.
The channel reported that additional strikes on June 22 further damaged the railway bridge, causing critical structural destruction and completely suspending train traffic along that section of the line.
Members of the Ukrainian resistance later observed Russian railway repair equipment arriving at the site, according to Krymskyi Veter. During the night of June 23, drones reportedly struck the repair machinery and targeted the damaged bridge again, preventing restoration work.
According to the channel, the combined damage from the bridge attacks has interrupted the only railway connecting Krasnodar region with central and western Crimea, including Simferopol and Sevastopol. The route has been used to support Russian military logistics across the occupied peninsula.
Russian occupation authorities later announced that trains traveling to and from Crimea are temporarily terminating at Kerch-Yuzhnaya — Novyi Park station while the damaged section remains out of service.
Earlier, Russia reduced rail service to occupied Crimea, canceling 11 train routes after repeated Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula’s transport infrastructure. Passenger trains are now limited to Kerch, while disruptions to key bridges
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