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Tomashevsky Bridge over the Siverskyi Donets river in Luhansk region, which was destroyed by Russian-backed militants in 2014, was rebuilt and opened on Thursday, October 26, according to the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry.
Ukraine's Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yuriy Lavrenyuk, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksandr Turchynov, Chairman of Luhansk Regional Military and Civil Administration Yuriy Harbuz, and others attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The bridge is part of the T1302 national Taniushivka-Starobilsk-Bakhmut highway, linking the towns of Lysychansk and Rubizhne.
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In June 2017, the 26th combined detachment of the State Transport Service launched the reconstruction of the bridge at the request of the Road Service in Luhansk region. A TM-62M anti-tank blast mine and TNTs were found during excavation, de-mining experts were engaged to defuse them.
The reconstruction lasted five months. The costs were originally estimated at UAH 16.7 million, or US$622,438. But after a tender, they were reduced to UAH 12.5 million ($465,896).