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R-280 overpass closed after drone attack in Rostov region

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In brief

Drones damaged a road overpass in Russia’s Rostov region overnight into November 15, prompting its closure, according to the regional governor. Media reports describe the R-280 as a major logistics corridor serving occupied southern Ukraine.

A road overpass above a railway on the R-280 highway in the Neklinovsky district was damaged by drones overnight into November 15. The Rostov regional governor said the strike damaged the road surface and the crossing was subsequently closed.

Media reports said a bridge over the Mius River near Mykolaivka was also hit that night. It lies north of another bridge attacked on November 8 and provided an additional route for traffic from the R-280. A media assessment based on a published photograph suggested the bridge near Mykolaivka had been completely destroyed; the report cited no technical inspection findings.

Media reports describe the R-280 as a main logistics corridor for occupied areas along the Sea of Azov and in the Kherson region. The cited report did not specify when traffic would resume across the damaged overpass in the Neklinovsky district.

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