The rail bridge was not destroyed and the damage is described as temporary. Reports of the drawbridge malfunction and drone strikes first appeared in the early morning hours of Oct. 10.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Ukrainian Drones Halt Rail Traffic on Key Rostov Railway Bridge
War10 days ago
The Rostov-Bataysk railway drawbridge sustained damage to its lifting mechanism during an overnight attack by Ukrainian drones, stopping all rail movements on a north-south corridor. The same drone wave targeted an oil-loading terminal connected to the Novoshakhtinsk plant, igniting a fire seen across the city of Rostov-on-Don. Two vessels in the port of Azov also sustained damage during the operation.
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