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title: "Strategic bridge in Ukraine reportedly heavily damaged"
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**It certainly looks like Russia is slowly cutting the Ukraine off from their Black Sea access**– **Once entirely landlocked, I’d expect it will be broken up..** **As other nations take back their former lands**. **Yes, this will take years, but, it’s looking more and more plausible**

[**RT**](https://www.rt.com/russia/643794-russia-strikes-ukrainian-ports/)

> **A key bridge serving as a strategic link for transporting cargo from Romania into Ukraine has reportedly been seriously damaged in recent Russian strikes.**
> 
> **The reports of damage to the Zatoka Bridge, which have not been confirmed by ( Russian) officials, come amid a major escalation in mutual attacks on logistics infrastructure. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky initiated the exchanges last month when he announced a 40-day *“pressure campaign”* against Russia. Moscow’s retaliatory strikes have already paralyzed direct maritime shipments to and from Ukraine through the Black Sea.**
> 
> **The overnight attack on the bridge in Ukraine’s Odessa Region reportedly caused one of its sections to collapse. Russian military-themed online outlets published footage on Monday morning that they claimed showed the nighttime strikes and the damage recorded the following morning.**
> 
> **The bridge is crucial for cargo transported to and from Ukraine through Romanian ports. The route, an alternative to direct shipments through ports in Odessa and Nikolaev Regions, has limited capacity but remained operational after commercial companies were deterred from using Ukrainian ports by the threat of Russian attacks.**

[**Ukraine media appears to be acknowledging this attack did indeed occur, in a round about way**](https://unn.ua/en/news/the-number-of-victims-of-the-russian-strike-on-odesa-region-has-increased-to-13)

> Today, civilian vessels in the ports of Greater Odesa and the Danube region, **as well as the transport infrastructure of Odesa region, again came under attack by the Russian Federation.**

**Transport infrastructure- Like a bridge?**