2023-08-12 11:01:12
The Russian air defense shot down two enemy missiles on Saturday afternoon, Moscow’s governor of the peninsula, Sergey Aksyonov, said on Telegram. “The Crimean bridge is not damaged,” he wrote. This could not initially be checked independently.
Car traffic over the 19-kilometer structure has been temporarily suspended. In the meantime, photos and videos have been published on social networks showing high columns of smoke on the bridge, which is strategically important for Russia. Neighbors reported explosion noises.
Ukraine, which has been defending itself against a Russian war of aggression for more than 17 months, wants to liberate occupied areas – including Crimea – in the course of counteroffensives. The Ukrainian military has already damaged the Crimean Bridge in attacks in the past, pointing out that the structure was erected illegally by Russia on occupied territory. There was initially no official reaction from Kiev to the latest attack. According to the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russian forces repelled a drone attack by Kiev over the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea on Saturday night. Ukraine attacked Crimea with 20 unmanned aerial vehicles.
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