The Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian General Staff had received permission to destroy bridges across the Dnieper.
The Russian General Staff is preparing attacks on key bridges across the Dnieper in order to complicate the supply of the Ukrainian military and disrupt transport links, said Denis Yaroslavsky, an officer in command of the assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the Russian command has already received the corresponding order and is determining which weapons to use for attacks and which areas are the most vulnerable.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stated that Russia is trying to divide Ukraine along the Dnieper River. On October 16, the head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, reported to President Vladimir Putin that the army was striking strategically important bridges.
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