Ukrainian forces decimated a Russian battalion as it tried to cross a series of pontoon bridges in northeast Ukraine, satellite images show.
It was a big setback for a Russian military struggling to make significant progress along the eastern front.https://t.co/LPtrDKpeFF

— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) May 13, 2022

🔴 A whole Russian batallion has been 'destroyed' in a failed river crossing mission.

Reports, albeit unverified, suggest the river, its banks and the surrounding forests are now the graveyard for up to 1,000 Russian troops.

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 13, 2022

If the reports are correct, the failed crossing of the Donets would represent the single biggest loss of life suffered by Putin’s forces since the war began 78 days ago pic.twitter.com/JjSxyWtGNA

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 13, 2022

🔴 The drone footage shows the outcome of the Ukrainian assault.

At least two temporary bridges sunk, while Russian troops that succeeded in crossing the river were then left stranded and open to massacre pic.twitter.com/6641O60oDI

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 13, 2022

❌ Russia’s progress in the Donbas has, like its previous assault on Kyiv, stalled badly. Its inability to cross rivers will play its own part.

Below, a railway bridge across the Donets lies in ruins after an earlier phase of fighting in late April pic.twitter.com/Lldpq3Rbxh

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 13, 2022