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Russian authorities reopened the two surviving east-bound lanes of the bridge to automobile traffic by 16:00.

Kerch, Crimea
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Russian authorities reopened the two surviving east-bound lanes of the bridge to automobile traffic by 16:00.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

A large fire broke out on the railway portion of the Crimean Bridge on 8 October.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Traffic on both road and railway parts of the bridge was restricted due to the incident.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

An explosion and fire occurred at the Crimean Bridge in the early hours of October 8, 2022.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian state agencies reported that traffic was stopped and damage was assessed between 200-500 million rubles.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Vladimir Konstantinov blamed Ukrainian vandals for the attack.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Law enforcement sources attributed the explosion to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU).

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The SBU indirectly confirmed involvement through a social media post referencing the burning bridge.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge resumed on October 8, 2022, after a breach caused by explosions and fire.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian state media reported that traffic is restricted to ten vehicles at a time for inspection purposes.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Explosions and fire occurred on the Crimean Bridge, blocking traffic.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Three people died as a result of the explosions and fire on the Crimean Bridge.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.067Z

Source story: day-227a-2023-02-13