The main bridges to Russian forces on the west bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson have been disabled by Ukrainian bombing and are a key vulnerability for Moscow’s forces, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said in an assessment on Saturday morning.

What the British military special services say:

• The two main road bridges that provide access to the Russian-occupied “pocket” of territory on the west bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast are now likely to be down due to heavy military supplies.
• On August 10, 2022, Ukrainian high-precision strikes probably made the Dnipro crossing in Novaya Kakhovka unfit for the passage of heavy military equipment.
• In recent days, Russia has only managed to superficially repair the Antonivskyi road bridge, which was damaged and probably remains structurally undermined.
• Last week, the main railway bridge near Kherson was additionally damaged.
• Since the end of July 2022, Russia has been using the pontoon crossing near the railway bridge as the main route for military supplies.
• Even if Russia manages to significantly repair the bridges, they will remain a key vulnerability.
• Replenishment of land for several thousand Russian troops on the west bank almost certainly depends only on two pontoon ferry crossings.
• Given that the supply chain is limited, the size of the arsenals that Russia has been able to build on the West Bank is likely to be a key factor in the resilience of this military force.

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