Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Ukrainian military claims to have destroyed 50 Russian military vehicles on the Armiansk bridge, a key logistical route connecting occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine, rendering it unusable. A Ukrainian commander asserted that Ukraine is capable of fully cutting off Russia’s access to Crimea in the “near future” through escalating drone attacks, which have already significantly reduced traffic on critical supply routes. Fuel shortages and rationing have been reported in Russian-held Crimea, with witnesses observing empty petrol stations, as Ukrainian drone strikes intensify against supply lines to the peninsula. Russia claimed to have captured two new settlements in the eastern Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, while Ukraine reported difficult conditions for its forces around Kostiantynivka. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has suspended Russia's membership after it failed to comply with a deadline to relinquish control of chess bodies in occupied Ukrainian territories. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv claims devastating strike on Crimea bridge destroyed 50 military vehiclesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The attack follows another attack on the same bridge just days prior, as Ukraine ramps up attacks to cut off Russian logistics to occupied Crimea.

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Dozens of Russian logistics vehicles, including fuel and ammunition convoys, have been destroyed in recent months as part of a “middle strike campaign.”

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Russian commanders are scrambling to move troops and fuel along ever-riskier routes, while the peninsula’s residents face dry taps, empty shelves, and soaring black‑market petrol…

The confirmed hit put the bridge out of commission, and additional strikes are not needed, the Da Vinci Regiment said, adding that "the enemy's important logistical route is…

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Witnesses report petrol stations are running dry as Ukraine targets supply lines

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Ukraine has significantly intensified its strikes on military and energy sites in and around Russia-occupied Crimea in what is seen as Kyiv’s deliberate strategy of cutting the…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Ukrainian military claims to have…