6 October 2026
On the Chonhar Road Bridge, which connects the occupied part of the Kherson region with Crimea, one of the spans collapsed following new strikes by the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
This is evidenced by satellite images released by the OSINT project Dnipro OSINT.
In images taken as of September 26, at least three large holes in the road surface were visible on the bridge and the nearby crossing. The damage hampered traffic and caused traffic congestion, particularly for freight vehicles.
A satellite image from September 30 already shows the collapse of one of the road bridge’s spans.
At the same time, traffic through the Chonhar transportation hub has not completely ceased: the Russians are using the nearby old road bridge as well as a makeshift crossing.
The destroyed span of the Chonhar road bridge, September 30, 2026. Map: Militarnyi
The current destruction followed a series of attacks in June. On the night of June 7, the Defense Forces damaged the road bridge with Behemoth and FP-2 strike drones, after which traffic across it was restricted. On June 9, the invading administration reported a second strike and a complete closure of traffic.
Afterward, the Russian military deployed a pontoon bridge nearby to partially offset the loss of traffic capacity on the permanent bridge.
As early as June 12, satellite images showed significant traffic on the pontoon bridge: dozens of Russian trucks were observed in front of it. The Ukrainian Defense Forces later struck this alternative route.
Due to the damage to the Chonhar crossing, the Russians also had to organize alternative routes through Armiansk and Perekop. At the same time, the Chonhar route remained one of the supply routes for the Russian forces in the occupied south of Ukraine.
A damaged span of the Chonhar road bridge, September 26, 2026. Source: Dnipro OSINT
The Chonhar route, however, remained one of the supply routes for the Russian forces in the occupied south of Ukraine.
The Chonhar bridges had been targeted by Ukrainian strikes before. In June 2023, the crossings over Syvash were struck, in particular with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, and in August of that same year, the Defense Forces attacked the Chonhar and Henichesk bridges again.
The Chonhar transportation hub is crucial for Russian logistics between occupied Crimea and the mainland in southern Ukraine. This route connects to Highway R-280, which Russia uses as part of a land corridor through the occupied territories in the south.