Impact of Crimea Bridge Attack & Ukraine's Next Likely Offensive (New Atlas)/UPDATED

- Ukraine strike on Crimea Bridge complicates both civilian and military logistics to Crimea - the former more so than the latter;
- The bridge attack is likely to be followed by anticipated offensive operations by Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia toward Melitopol;
- The bridge attack + Melitopol offensive is meant to isolate Crimea;
- Ukraine's offensive will leave its forces overextended, depleted and vulnerable to Russian forces who have throughout the duration of Ukraine's offensives preserved their manpower and equipment;



The bridge was only partially damaged. One lane was destroyed while the other appears functional, and the train line seems repairable:

THE AFTERMATH OF CRIMEA BRIDGE EXPLOSION


[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 9, 2022.]