Unable to reinforce

Russians are unable to reinforce units across the Dnipro river in Kherson, Ukrainians say 

Olga Voitovych and Tim Lister

Ukrainian officials say that the damage to bridges across the Dnipro river in the Kherson region means that Russian forces are unable to cross the river to assist units on the front lines further north.

"The enemy is trying to pull up reserves from the Left (south) bank," Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Operational Command South, said at a briefing Tuesday.

That had proved impossible, she added, "because we carefully and precisely worked on these bridges: they are the main transport arteries across the Dnipro, they became impassable for heavy equipment." 

"Now, [the Russians] do not have the transport ability to pull up reserves from the left bank. Therefore, they create the illusion of pulling up reserves by moving military units between the settlements," she explained. "All bridges have been worked by us as impassable."

"They may continue to try to set up a ferry or pontoon crossing, but the whole area where it can be deployed is also under our fire control and will be hit," Humeniuk added.

There were further strikes reported on the main Antonivskiy road bridge connecting southern Kherson with Kherson city early Tuesday.