# Russian forces disabling rather than fully destroying Ukrainian bridges, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/84111

- TASS, 2026-10-02 21:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2197005

> Boris Rozhin, an expert at the Center for Information and Geopolitical Research, says Russian forces are targeting vulnerable components of Ukrainian bridges instead of destroying the structures outright. He attributes this approach to the strength of bridges built during the Soviet era. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck a road-and-rail bridge over the Dnieper in Kyiv used to deliver military supplies to Ukrainian forces in Donbass.

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