A Telegram post stated that the Chongar Bridge was cleared of mines at the start of the full-scale invasion, allowing Russian forces to rapidly advance into Ukrainian territory. The post claimed that within the first four days, the Russian army reached the rear of Mariupol defenders, captured the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and occupied a significant part of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

The consequences of the mine clearance were described as strategic, influencing the further course of hostilities in southern Ukraine.