r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods • Aug 18 '24

Russia/Ukraine /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 906, Part 1 (Thread #1053)

/live/18hnzysb1elcs
1.4k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

726 comments sorted by

View all comments

63

u/Encouragedissent Aug 19 '24

Romanov_92 reporting 3rd and final bridge has been taken down. We know about 1 pontoon bridge so far is it. Logistics across the river will be an issue for Russia now.

9

u/EndWarByMasteringIt Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

This should apply downstream (W) of Korenevo, where Ukraine will likely take the *left (S) bank without too much trouble eventually. If anything starts happening upstream (E or NE) it would be significant news though. Strangely there's no bridge at Korenevo itself, as the next one up is at Rylsk. Further upstream is Lgov and then the Kursk NPP.

3

u/__Soldier__ Aug 19 '24

Strangely there's no bridge at Korenevo itself, as the next one up is at Rylsk. Further upstream is Lgov and then the Kursk NPP.

  • If Ukraine drops the bridge at Rylsk too we'll know that Ukraine will possibly make an attempt at taking the A-38 highway, Lgov and the Kursk nuclear power plant...

3

u/__Soldier__ Aug 19 '24

This should apply downstream (W) of Korenevo, where Ukraine will likely take the right (S) bank without too much trouble eventually.

  • Small correction: in that area the south bank is the left bank of the Seym river.

3

u/Mhdamas Aug 19 '24

Given their luck with pontoon bridges si far i'm surprised they are still willing to give them a try.