Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck two bridges used by Russian troops to transport personnel and military equipment, alongside several drone command posts and a command center, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Tuesday, June 30.
According to the General Staff, the strikes were carried out on June 29 and overnight into June 30 as part of Ukraine’s campaign to reduce Russia’s military and economic capabilities.
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The General Staff’s Telegram post said Ukrainian forces hit a road bridge near Azov in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region and a railway bridge near Ichki in occupied Crimea. Both crossings are used by Russian forces to transport troops, weapons, ammunition and military supplies.
The extent of the damage is still being assessed.
Drone command posts and command center targeted
In addition to the bridges, Ukrainian forces struck Russian drone command posts near Vesele Lopan in Russia’s Belgorod region, as well as Komar in Donetsk region and Myrne and Skelky in the occupied portion of Zaporizhzhia region.
The General Staff also reported an attack on a Russian command and observation post near Staromlynivka in the Donetsk region.
No further operational details were disclosed.
Ukraine confirms extensive refinery damage
The General Staff also released the results of a battle damage assessment following Ukraine’s June 28 strike on the Slavyansky oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar region.
According to the assessment, four fuel storage tanks with a combined capacity of 35,000 cubic meters were destroyed, while another nine tanks with a combined capacity of 30,000 cubic meters were damaged. Ukraine also confirmed damage to one of the refinery’s oil-processing units.
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The Slavyansky refinery is among Russia’s oil-processing facilities that support domestic fuel production and logistics. Ukrainian forces have repeatedly targeted Russian energy infrastructure, arguing that refineries supplying fuel to Russia’s military constitute legitimate military targets.
“The Defense Forces of Ukraine will continue systematically carrying out operations aimed at reducing the Russian Federation’s ability to wage its war of aggression,” the General Staff said.
The latest battle damage assessment follows Ukraine’s strike on the Slavyansky oil refinery overnight on June 28, when drones targeted the facility in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
Local residents reported hearing several powerful explosions near the refinery before a fire broke out at the site.
President Volodymyr Zelensky later confirmed the successful attack, saying Ukrainian forces had “started Constitution Day very accurately.”
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said the attack was carried out as part of a 40-day campaign targeting Russia’s military and economic infrastructure, launched under objectives set by Zelensky to weaken Moscow’s ability to sustain its full-scale invasion.
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