Russian occupying forces in Kharkiv Oblast build crossing over Oskil river

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – MONDAY, 20 JUNE 2022, 18:28

Russian occupying forces completed the construction of a crossing over River Oskil near the temporarily occupied village of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in Kharkiv Oblast and are now able to cross the river.

Source: Skhemy, the investigative reporting branch of Radio Svoboda, referring to a satellite image from 19 June

Details: Planet Labs satellite has detected the crossing, now completed, near the destroyed railway bridge.

Military experts who had seen the satellite images concluded that the active construction phase has been completed and that the platform used for the construction of the crossing has been towed a safe distance away from the crossing. According to these experts, this crossing will offer an alternative to the railway bridge, which is currently out of order.

The satellite recorded the beginning of the pontoon crossing construction process on 3 June.

Earlier: On 6 June, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian repair and restoration units were working to restore the destroyed railway bridge over the Oskil River near the Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi railway station.