During the retreat, Russian troops blew up three bridges across the Seversky Donets River in the area of the villages of Rubezhnoye and Old Saltov in the Kharkov region. It is reported by CNN, based on satellite images of May 12.
This path was very important for the counterattack of Ukrainian forces, reporters report.
bridges are about 17 km from the Russian border.
The settlements themselves were recently liberated by Ukrainian troops.
in another satellite picture of May 8, it is clear that the bridge across the Pechenezhskaya hydroelectric power station – the closest to the south of the bridge – is also blown up.
Bridge damage can significantly complicate the counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
For Ukrainian forces, not only dynamics is important. The main Russian supply routes, which are vital for the advance of Russian troops in the area of the city of Izyum and in the Lugansk region, are held east of the Seversky Donets river in the Kharkov region.
“Although it is not entirely clear when the bridges were blown up and who is responsible for this, it is unlikely that Ukrainians are responsible for their destruction. The bridges are too important for their counter -offensive and aiming on the supply line,” reporters say.
According to the Institute for the Study of War (USA), the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully counterattack the Russian Federations near Kharkov and force them to take their forces from the region.
In addition, Russians are forced to fight the counterattacks of Ukrainian troops, abandoning the bombing of the city.