Russian mines and Ukrainian drones: the Armed Forces told how two bridges were blown up in the Russian Federation

Due to their strategic importance of the bridge in the Russian Federation, the Russian military had the opportunity to undermine them in the event of a sudden offensive of Ukrainian troops. Often, the attacked army destroys bridges, roads and other key infrastructure facilities in its territory to prevent the enemy from moving. Ukraine did this in the early days of a full -scale invasion in February 2022, destroying bridges on the roads leading to Kiev.

This step detained the Russian offensive and defended the Ukrainian capital. In the case of two bridges in Russia, the Ukrainian military learned about hiding places with mines and used it to their advantage. The 58th Separate Rifle Brigade of Ukraine, which conducted the operation, reported CNN that they decided to look more carefully after noticing unusual activity around it. "It became clear that something was happening there.

We could not start a regular reconnaissance drone under the bridge, because the signal simply disappeared, so we flew on a drone with a first person, equipped with a optic cable," the brigade spokesman said. The video shot of the drone shows how it approaches the bridge and detects a large bunch of anti -tank mines and other ammunition. Nearby you can see a piece of masking grid, which was apparently covered with a hiding place. "We saw mines and blew them," they added.

The video is dramatically broken when the drone crashes into the hiding place. The footage taken by the second camera from some distance can see a powerful explosion. The journalists geolotone the bridge shown in the video: it is located in the Belgorod region of Russia, not far from the border with Ukraine. "After that, we decided to check the other bridge. We found that it was replaced and struck," the Ukrainian military said, adding that they "saw the opportunity and used it.

" Russia did not comment on the attacks on bridges. The brigade representative reported that the cost of the drones used during the attack ranged from $ 600 to $ 725. Which made the bridge under extreme cost -effective operation. Destruction of the bridge from afar is not an easy task. Under normal circumstances, expensive managed ammunition, which is delivered by a complex system, such as a rocket launcher or plane, would be required for this purpose.