{"id":192724,"date":"2022-07-20T01:33:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T22:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=192724"},"modified":"2022-07-20T01:33:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T22:33:14","slug":"day-146","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/day-146","title":{"rendered":"Day 146: Ukraine strikes Russian positions in Kherson, Russia hits Kramatorsk, deals with under-manning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ukraine strikes Russian positions, bridge in Kherson<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the morning of July 19, a Ukrainian missile hit an area near the Antonivskyi bridge in occupied Kherson. Photos and videos posted to social media showed explosions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local Telegram channels reported a fire on a site near the bridge where Russian forces stationed their weapons and equipment. Advisor to the head of the Kherson regional military administration Serhiy Khlan confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a base of Russian troops near the Antonivskyi bridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[The Ukrainian Armed Forces] conducted a precision strike near the Antonivskyi bridge, between the bridges across the Dnipro and Konka, close to Nairi caf\u00e9 and a bus station. That is a site where the Russians built solid fortifications, stationed a lot of weapons, deployed a military unit that guarded [the bridge], and installed a checkpoint between the two bridges. There was a massive explosion, and smoke is rising. [The Ukrainian troops] precisely hit Russia\u2019s military deployment near the Antonivskyi bridge,\u201d Serhiy Khlan said on television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A strategic bridge in Kherson was damaged, yet it remained operational, deputy head of the Kherson regional military administration Yuriy Sobolevskyi said on Telegram.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Antonivskyi bridge across the Dnipro connects occupied Kherson with the eastern part of the region that is also controlled by the Russians. Russia uses the route to supply weapons and ammunition from occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first footage of the consequences of the arrival on the Antonovsky bridge in Kherson appeared pic.twitter.com\/7RjjXyJQzP<\/a><\/p>— Special Kherson Cat \ud83d\udc08\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@bayraktar_1love) July 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Missile strike on Kramatorsk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At least one person was killed as Russia conducted a missile strike on the center of Kramatorsk, mayor of Kramatorsk Oleksandr Honcharenko and head of the Donetsk regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Russian forces hit the city center with air-to-air missiles, preliminary reports said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n