7 June 2026
The Chonhar Bridge was struck by domestically produced FP-2 and Behemoth kamikaze drones used by units of the Falanga multidomain operations center of the 1st Separate Assault Regiment and the 475th Separate Assault Regiment CODE 9.2.
This was reported by the press service of the 1st Separate Assault Regiment.
The attack on the bridge took place on the night of June 7. According to pro-war Russian Telegram channels, the crossing sustained significant damage, and repairs could take up to a month.
The R-280 highway built by the occupation authorities runs across the Chonhar Bridge, connecting Rostov-on-Don with Crimea through occupied territories of the Donetsk region, including Mariupol.
The route is one of the key logistics corridors used by Russian forces on the peninsula. Traffic across the bridge is currently suspended.
Detour routes recommended by occupation authorities and the damaged bridge at Chonhar, June 7, 2026. Illustration by Shrike News
Notably, this was the first known combat use of the Behemoth loitering munition, which was first unveiled in late May.
The Behemoth belongs to the medium strike drone class and is designed to engage targets at short and medium ranges. Its range is up to 300 km.
The drone has a wingspan of 2.28 meters, a length of 2.2 meters, and a height of 0.5 meters.
A 40-kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead is mounted in the nose of the drone, while a 35-kg thermobaric warhead is located behind it.
The drone supports fully autonomous, semi-autonomous, and FPV-controlled operating modes. One of its key features is the ability to fly at extremely low altitudes, significantly complicating detection and interception by air defense systems.
It remains unknown how many drones were used in the strike on the bridge.
Now we know that these drones can pack quite a wallop. I thought it might’ve been other weapons instead of drones, like glide bombs or missiles.
I knew that the FP-2 drone can carry a payload weighing from around 100 up to 160 kg. If the strike on the bridge was done using the heaviest load, it still surprises me that they made such large holes as shown in the images I’ve seen. Just wonderin’…