Ukraine has warned Russian troops to retreat from Kherson or be “annihilated” after the defenders destroyed a key river crossing utilizing US-supplied rockets.
Kyiv’s troops have destroyed the Antonovsky bridge utilizing HIMARS rockets provided by the USA. The occasion begins Ukraine’s try and retake the Donbas metropolis from the Russians after it was lately captured. The destruction of the bridge over the Dnipro River is a large blow to President Vladimir Putin’s troops bringing provides and reinforcements.
A Ukrainian official mentioned: “Ukraine’s Kherson counteroffensive is now gathering tempo. As with so many wars, one central a part of the marketing campaign is boiling right down to a race to grab and destroy bridges.”
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry warned “Russian occupiers in Kherson” to “retreat or be annihilated” in a put up on Twitter, saying “the selection is theirs”.
Mikhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, wrote on Twitter: “Occupiers ought to learn to swim throughout the Dnipro River.
“Or (they) ought to go away Kherson whereas it’s nonetheless attainable. There will not be a 3rd warning.”
