Antonivka Road Bridge
bridge in Ukraine
The Antonivka Road Bridge (Ukrainian: Антонівський автомобільний міст, romanized: Antonivskyi avtomobilnyi mist), also referred to as the Antonivskyi Bridge (Антонівський міст [ɐnˈtɔn⁽ʲ⁾iu̯sʲkɪj ˈmist]), is a ruined box girder bridge on the Dnieper river in Kherson, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It became a flashpoint during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was largely destroyed in November 2022.
Design and construction
The bridge had been planned since 1977. It opened on 24 December 1985. It was located in the town of Antonivka, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast and connected the town to the unincorporated settlement Dachi on Antonivskiy Island which is connected to Oleshky via route E97 and another bridge over the Konka river. The Antonivka bridge was 1,366 m (4,482 ft) long and rested on 31 pillars.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian capture
The bridge changed hands several times in February 2022 as Russian forces attempted to establish a path from Russian-held Crimea into central Ukraine. Ukrainian forces eventually lost control over the area on 26 February 2022 after fierce fighting, leaving several dead soldiers and destroyed military vehicles lying on the bridge.
In a daily intelligence report by the British Ministry of Defence from mid-July 2022, the bridge was described as a "key vulnerability for Russian forces". Observers considered it to be the most important road crossing to the Russian-controlled areas west of the Dnieper river, the only other one being at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4067525. Authority coordinates are 46.670, 32.720. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2022, 1977 and 1985.
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