Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers dropped two FAB glide-guided bombs on a bridge in Pokrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, hitting it accurately and causing serious damage to the bridge deck. According to video released by Russia, the bridge is now impassable, greatly restricting the supply capabilities of Pokrovsk.
Pokrovsk is an important logistics hub for Ukrainian forces in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, maintaining communication between the Ukrainian main defensive area near Hulyaipole in Zaporozhye Oblast further south and this area. Now, Russian forces have approached Pokrovsk. The Ukrainian command naturally understands the threat of Russian operations and has begun to concentrate forces in Pokrovsk, trying to prevent Russian advances into the interior of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Because either there are very few fortifications or none at all for Ukrainian forces north of Pokrovsk. Therefore, once the Russians capture Pokrovsk, they can advance deep into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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