Fresh shelling delays reopening of Kherson bridge -Interfax

(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces once more shelled the Antonivskyi bridge within the Russian-controlled metropolis of Kherson, damaging development gear and delaying its reopening, Interfax information company quoted an area Russian-appointed official as saying on Monday.

The bridge is one among solely two crossing factors for Russian forces to territory they’ve occupied on the western financial institution of the Dnipro river in southern Ukraine in what Moscow calls a “particular army operation” within the nation.

It has been a key goal for Ukrainian forces in latest weeks, with Kyiv utilizing high-precision U.S.-supplied rockets to attempt to destroy it in potential preparation for a counter-offensive to retake Russian-controlled areas of the south.

Kirill Stremousov, the Russian-appointed deputy head of Kherson’s metropolis administration, advised Interfax there had been no “crucial harm” from the newest shelling. He didn’t say how lengthy this could delay its deliberate reopening.

(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; Modifying by Mark Heinrich)