The Special Operations Forces (SSO) reported the complete destruction of the railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal in the occupied Crimea.
Initially on Tuesday, a message appeared on the official SSO account on the social media platform Threads:
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“Sorry, but we have an official and urgent message here: The Railway Bridge over the North Crimean Canal in Crimea no longer exists.”
Later, the Special Ops issued a more detailed statement, saying that SSO “Middle Strike” units, in cooperation with members of the SSO Resistance Movement, carried out the strike near the village of Rozdolne.
The Special Ops also published drone footage showing the moment of the strike. Kyiv Post could not independently verify the timing or location of the recording.
According to the statement, the bridge served as a “strategic military-logistical artery” for Russian forces, used to transport cargo, resources, and military equipment both from Russia through Crimea toward southern Ukraine and within the peninsula itself.
The SSO said drones struck the structure with precise hits in the early morning on Monday, destroying the railway track and causing one of the spans to collapse.
The Resistance Movement later reported that Russian forces brought in railway repair equipment to the site, prompting a second phase of the operation.
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Following this, on Tuesday, SSO drones reportedly struck both the repair equipment and the remaining parts of the damaged bridge.
“Special operations forces continue to disrupt enemy military logistics, reducing their offensive and defensive capabilities,” the statement said.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also confirmed the strike. The Russian side has not yet commented.
Prior to this SSO operation, Ukrainian forces had already struck the bridge multiple times over the past few days.
On June 21, Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Ukrainian Defense Forces struck this railway bridge. A separate strike targeted the railway bridge over the Syvash River in Chonhar – part of the rail link across Syvash Bay on the Novooleksiyivka–Dzhankoy line, which connects occupied southern Ukraine with Crimea.
On June 19, the General Staff confirmed strikes on railway bridges in the Rozdolne and Vladislavivka areas.
On June 20, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) reported an attack on the road bridge over the Henichesk Strait, linking Crimea with the Kherson region.
The previous day, on June 18–19, Kremlin-installed authorities in Kherson and Crimea reported further disruptions to crossings linking the peninsula with mainland Ukraine.
Following repeated attacks, traffic across the Chonhar checkpoint was reportedly blocked again, while crossings near Henichesk and the Arabat Spit were also temporarily shut down.
The First Separate Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said it destroyed a pontoon bridge in Chonhar on June 13, which Russian forces had reportedly begun using after earlier damage to the main crossings. According to Ukrainian military sources, strikes in the same area also hit a railway bridge, the Dzhankoy checkpoint, and a truck convoy.
Russian-installed authorities in occupied Kherson and Crimea have repeatedly reported road closures and transport disruptions along key routes to the peninsula following Ukrainian drone and missile strikes.
On June 11, Ukrainian forces released footage of a strike near the bridge close to Armyansk and a convoy of Russian trucks carrying ammunition and fuel.
At that time, Ukraine said it had struck four bridges connecting Kherson region with Crimea, including crossings over the North Crimean Canal near Preobrazhenka and Myrne, a road bridge on the Perekop–Armyansk route, and a bridge near the village of Stavky. Russian officials reported damage to several of these sites.
On June 10, occupation authorities reported attempts to strike the bridge from Henichesk to the Arabat Spit. On June 9, they said Ukrainian drones again damaged the Chonhar bridge, temporarily blocking traffic.
On June 8, officials reported the resumption of limited traffic on the Chonhar crossing after earlier drone damage.
Separately, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s USF, told Reuters that Ukraine aims to further isolate occupied Crimea from Russia in the near future.
This ongoing story might be updated as more information becomes available.
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