
AI-generated summary
The strike on the bridge over the Oskol River was carried out as part of a special military operation in the Kupyansk direction, where fighting is taking place between Russian and Ukrainian troops.
The Russian military struck the bridge over the Oskol River in the Kupyansk direction in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). This was reported to the Ministry of Defense.
The department clarified that missiles were used in the operation.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the strike hit a bridge near the village of Petrovka. Objective monitoring means in real time recorded an accurate hit on the bridge and its destruction, the department specified.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russian troops may try to take advantage of the destruction of the bridge for a tactical advantage in the Kupyansk direction
Possible · Within days

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