Bridge to Crimea Closed After Reported Strike

Traffic from Henichesk to the Arabat Spit in the occupied Kherson region was temporarily suspended after what Russian-installed authorities described as a Ukrainian missile strike on a bridge, potentially disrupting another key route connecting occupied territories to Crimea.

Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed head of the occupied Kherson region, said the bridge was targeted early Wednesday morning.

“According to preliminary information, the enemy attempted to carry out a missile strike on one of the bridges connecting Henichesk and the Arabat Spit,” Saldo wrote on Telegram.

He said emergency services had been dispatched to the scene and that traffic across the bridge had been halted while authorities assessed the damage.

Another route to Crimea affected

The bridge connects Henichesk with the Arabat Spit, a narrow strip of land running south toward occupied Crimea.

Its closure comes after previous Ukrainian strikes on the Chonhar bridges, which Russia has relied on to move military personnel, equipment and supplies between occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine.

The Arabat Spit route has gained additional importance since repeated attacks damaged other logistical links used by Russian forces in the area.

On Wednesday, Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CPD), said the strategically important Chonhar bridge had been destroyed and accused Russian authorities of downplaying the situation in occupied Crimea. 

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Saldo also said overnight Ukrainian drone attacks caused power outages across eight districts in the occupied Kherson region.

According to the official, emergency blackouts affected the Henichesk, Novotroitske, Chaplynka, Kalanchak, Ivanivka, Hornostaivka, Kakhovka and Nova Kakhovka areas.

Repair crews and emergency services were working to restore electricity in the areas.

Kyiv has intensified its mid-range strike campaign against Russian logistics in recent weeks, contributing to fuel and goods shortages in occupied Crimea. In late May, Ukraine’s Third Army Corps also said that supply routes supporting Russian forces in occupied Luhansk Oblast have come under Ukrainian fire control.