The dam of the North Crimean Canal in the Kherson region. Archival photoSIMFEROPOL, July 23Ukrainian troops attacked a bridge near the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region, told RIA Novosti.
" there are holes in the bridge, which is located on the dam near the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. The bridge is not destroyed. The dam was not damaged", he said.
The head of the regional administration, Vladimir Leontyev, confirmed that the missile attack was repulsed. “Everyone was shot down, everything was successful. There were no serious injuries. There were minor injuries, but there was nothing serious. In addition, he noted, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the bridge across the Ingulets River near the village of Daryevka, there are hits there.Kyiv strikes at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant with a long-range sightIn recent weeks, the Ukrainian army has stepped up shelling of the hydroelectric power station in Nova Kakhovka. As a rule, fire is fired from the American MLRS HIMARS. A particularly powerful blow was delivered by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the night of July 12 — then warehouses with saltpeter exploded, people were killed and injured. According to local authorities, at least 400 residential buildings were damaged due to shelling. In addition, several rocket attacks were made on the Antonovsky bridge near Kherson. According to local authorities, this is how the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to stop transport links through the Dnieper. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself. In mid-March, the Russian military took control of the Kherson and Azov parts of the Zaporozhye region. Civil-military administrations are working there, Russian TV channels and radio stations have begun broadcasting, trade ties with Crimea are being restored, and the ruble has been put into circulation. The liberated regions announced their plans to become part of Russia.
June 22, 17:18InfographicInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine