According to satellite images, as of February 17, there was no longer a pontoon bridge across the Pripyat.
The pontoon bridge across the Pripyat River, which was seen in Belarus 6 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, has disappeared.
CNN writes about this with reference to satellite images and three unnamed sources in American intelligence.
The interlocutors said that they closely followed the construction and deconstruction of this bridge because of the threat of an invasion by the Russian army from the territory of Belarus.
New @Maxar sharp images from the past 48 hours continue to play brightly in Belarus, Crimea, and Western Russia. Pics below are from Feb. 15 and show a new pontoon bridge over Prypyat River in Belarus. pic.twitter.com/8GCvBMtG4y
– Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 16, 2022
The pontoon bridge across the Pripyat River has been demolished, according to new satellite imagery and US TV and radio sources.
According to Western military analysts, according to one version, the bridge was dismantled after the transfer of Russian and Belarusian military equipment, and Russia no longer needed it.
According to the second version, Russia decided not to use the direction from Belarus to invade Ukraine, given the difficult terrain for advancing its troops.
Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said that Ukraine does not confirm the withdrawal of Russian troops from the border. But, according to him, the possibility of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is currently assessed as low.
In turn, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that another military echelon with the equipment of units of the tank army of the Western Military District (Western Military District – Ed.) went to the point of permanent deployment. after the completion of planned exercises.
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