Nova Kakhovka dam bridge

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road bridge strategic infrastructure

The Nova Kakhovka dam bridge is a strategic road crossing built atop the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, whose control and damage have played a key role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam	1
Nova Kakhovka dam bridge canonical	1
connects river banks at Nova Kakhovka	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6213152 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nova Kakhovka dam bridge
Context triple: [Battle of Kherson, bridgeInvolved, Nova Kakhovka dam bridge]

A. Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is a city in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River, known for its Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure and as a focal point of severe flooding and damage during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
B. Antonivka Road Bridge
The Antonivka Road Bridge is a strategically vital crossing over the Dnipro River near Kherson, Ukraine, which became a key military target and focal point of fighting during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
C. Krymsky Bridge
Krymsky Bridge is a prominent steel suspension bridge in central Moscow, known for its distinctive design and role as a key crossing and landmark near Gorky Park.
D. Pevchesky Bridge
Pevchesky Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for spanning the Griboyedov Canal near the city’s central landmarks.
E. Pevchesky Bridge
Pevchesky Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for spanning the Moika River near the city’s central cultural and architectural landmarks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nova Kakhovka dam bridge
Target entity description: The Nova Kakhovka dam bridge is a strategic road crossing built atop the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, whose control and damage have played a key role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A. Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is a city in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River, known for its Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure and as a focal point of severe flooding and damage during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
B. Antonivka Road Bridge
The Antonivka Road Bridge is a strategically vital crossing over the Dnipro River near Kherson, Ukraine, which became a key military target and focal point of fighting during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
C. Krymsky Bridge
Krymsky Bridge is a prominent steel suspension bridge in central Moscow, known for its distinctive design and role as a key crossing and landmark near Gorky Park.
D. Pevchesky Bridge
Pevchesky Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for spanning the Griboyedov Canal near the city’s central landmarks.
E. Pevchesky Bridge
Pevchesky Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for spanning the Moika River near the city’s central cultural and architectural landmarks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road bridge ⓘ strategic infrastructure ⓘ
accessRestrictedDuring	active hostilities in the Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle for Kherson region (2022) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Kherson (2022) Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Ukraine (2022) ⓘ linked to: Kherson counteroffensive (2022)
controlledBy	Russian forces (after 2022 invasion, for a period) ⓘ Ukraine (before 2022 full-scale invasion) ⓘ
country	Ukraine ⓘ
crosses	Dnipro River ⓘ linked to: Dnieper
function	connects river banks at Nova Kakhovka ⓘ linked to: Nova Kakhovka dam bridge
hasLanes	roadway for vehicles ⓘ
hasRisk	flooding impact if dam structure is destroyed ⓘ
importanceFor	civilian transport in Nova Kakhovka area ⓘ military transport across the Dnipro River ⓘ
integratedWith	hydroelectric dam structure ⓘ
locatedIn	Kherson Oblast ⓘ Nova Kakhovka ⓘ southern Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Southern Ukraine
locatedOn	Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam ⓘ linked to: Kakhovka Dam
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ
over	Kakhovka Reservoir ⓘ
partOf	Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant ⓘ linked to: Kakhovka Dam transport infrastructure of Kherson Oblast ⓘ
playedRoleIn	Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War
strategicImportance	critical supply route in southern Ukraine ⓘ key crossing over the Dnipro River ⓘ
subjectOf	artillery strikes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ engineering damage to restrict military use ⓘ
usedFor	military logistics ⓘ road traffic ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Kherson → bridgeInvolved → Nova Kakhovka dam bridge ⓘ

Kakhovka Reservoir → createdBy → Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam ⓘ

linked to: Nova Kakhovka dam bridge

Nova Kakhovka dam bridge → function → connects river banks at Nova Kakhovka ⓘ