Moment Ukraine blows up bridge used by Russian troops on a key supply route in the occupied Kherson region

By WILL STEWART

Published: 08:55 GMT, 16 March 2025 | Updated: 08:58 GMT, 16 March 2025

A dramatic video shows how Ukraine blew up a bridge used by Russian troops on a key supply route in occupied Kherson region.

The crossing – over the Konka River – was hit in an airstrike, according to reports.

It had been earlier struck in the war but was still usable for military supplies by Vladimir Putin’s occupying armed forces – until now.

The devastating blast exploded two sections of the bridge which crashed into the river, in a giant cloud of thick smoke causing waves in the river.

The Konka is a tributary of the nearby Dnipro River, the current de facto border between Ukrainian and Russian controlled areas of Kherson region.

The strike was close to the occupied town of Oleshky and reportedly came as a ‘complete shock’ to the occupying Russians.

It came as Russia has still failed to signal agreement to Donald Trump’s demand for a 30-day ceasefire to allow peace talks to end the war.

The fighting went on in the war, as Russia struck Chernihiv, destroying the upper floors of a five storey residential building in a Shahed – Iranian-made – drone strike.

A dramatic video shows how Ukraine blew up a bridge used by Russian troops on a key supply route in occupied Kherson region

The crossing – over the Konka River – was hit in an airstrike

It had been earlier struck in the war but was still usable for military supplies by Vladimir Putin ‘s occupying armed forces

The Konka is a tributary of the nearby Dnipro River, the current de facto border between Ukrainian and Russian controlled areas of Kherson region

The building was engulfed in fire and rescuers were hunting for victims after the Russian attack, apparently aimed to terrorise the population.

Separately, Ukrainian special operations forces showed in an AI demonstration video how they blasted a £12 million sophisticated Utyos-TM radar complex used by the Russians to track Kyiv warplanes, missiles and drones within a radius of 225 miles.

The FPV drone hit was likely some weeks ago but was only revealed now.

The strike ‘significantly weakened Russian forces’ control over the sky and also reduced the effectiveness of air defence systems,’ claimed the special forces.

On top of this, Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Ukraine has successfully combat tested its new domestically-produced Long Neptune missile with a range of 621 miles.

This puts Russian capital Moscow within its range with Zelensky saying that Kyiv has had ‘significant results’ on its missile programme aimed at providing its own security against the threat of Vladimir Putin.

‘Long Neptune has been tested and successfully used in combat,’ he said.

Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed Ukraine has successfully combat tested its new domestically-produced Long Neptune missile with a range of 621 miles

This puts Russian capital Moscow within its range with Zelensky saying that Kyiv has had ‘significant results’ on its missile programme aimed at providing its own security against the threat of Vladimir Putin

‘A new Ukrainian missile, an accurate strike. The range is a thousand kilometres [621 miles].

‘Thank you to our Ukrainian developers, manufacturers and military. We continue to work to guarantee Ukrainian security.’

Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ suggested that Friday’s dramatic strike at Tuapse Oil refinery may have been by the new Neptune, which is a development of the earlier version of the weapon which sank Putin’s Black Sea Fleet flagship, Moskva in 2022.

‘There is an assumption that it was [the new] Neptune,’ said the channel.

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Moment Ukraine blows up bridge used by Russian troops on a key supply route in the occupied Kherson region

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