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The Russian military has successfully destroyed a vital railway bridge close to the settlement of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region.
Video footage of the strike on the bridge surfaced online on March 29. The footage shows a very blast right in the middle of the bridge. Kiev forces were reportedly using the bridge to move troops, military equipment and supplies to the front in Donetsk.
Some Russian news sources said that the bridge was destroyed by the 238th Artillery Brigade using BM-27 Uragan heavy multiple rocket launchers and drones to current the fire of the unguided projectiles. The Urgan’s 220 mm rockets have a range of 35 kilometers.
However, other sources alleged that the bridge was attacked by warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces using bombs equipped with UMPK gliding and guidance kits. A FAB-500 bomb equipped with the kit has a range of around 70 kilometers.
Regardless of how the attack was carried out, the destruction of the bridge will hinder the ability of Kiev forces to sent more troops, military equipment and supplies in the Donetsk direction, especially to the frontline to the west of Donetsk city.
The Russian military intensified strikes on vital bridges behind the front in the special military operation zone after Kiev forces launched their failed counteroffensive last spring.
Bridges used by Kiev forces are typically targeted by the Russian military precision-guided missiles. The air-launched, laser-guided Kh-38ML missile, which has a range of 40 kilometers, was used by the Aerospace Forces in recent months to take out several bridges.
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