Russian forces shelled and sank the pontoon bridge on the Seversky Donets river in Ukraine with many armored vehicles.
Department of Defense Russia On May 14, it was reported that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of a motorized infantry unit of this country detected a Ukrainian armored group about to cross the border. Seversky Donets river by pontoon. The Russian motorized infantry unit shelled the pontoon bridge with Ukrainian armor hiding in the nearby woods.
After the shelling, the pontoon of Ukraine destroyed and sunk into the river, many of the Ukrainian armored vehicles that crossed the river were disabled or captured by Russian troops. Russian forces also destroyed several Ukrainian armored vehicles and pontoon bridging vehicles on the opposite shore as they attempted to retreat.
Russia did not disclose the specific location of the shelling, as well as the enemy’s damage. Ukraine has not commented on this information.
Russian forces attacked the location where Ukraine placed a pontoon bridge across the Seversky Donets River in a video released on May 14. Video: Zvezda.
The River Siverskiy Donets flows in a northwest-southeast direction, cutting through eastern Ukraine and hindering the advance of both sides.
This river originates in Russia, flows into Ukraine, then returns to Russian territory and joins the Don River, creating a very complex terrain with many swamps, mudflats and horseshoe lakes. This type of terrain is likened to a nightmare for any military campaign.
Earlier, Ukraine announced that it had sunk a Russian pontoon bridge over the River Siverskiy Donets, rendering at least one Russian battalion-level battle group (BTG) disabled and about 73 tanks and armor destroyed while crossing. river.
Farther west, Russian forces are believed to have crossed the Siverskyi Donets river near the town of Lyman, but it is unclear the size of the force and whether they will hold the area for long.
Ukrainian forces are said to be advancing towards the west bank of the River Siverskyi Donets and retaking control of the town of Staryi Saltiv, Kharkov province. However, the River Siverskyi Donets also became a natural obstacle preventing Ukrainian forces from advancing further east.
River Siverskiy Donets in the Don River system. Graphics: Wikimedia.
Nguyen Tien (According to Zvezda)
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