Ukrainian forces conducted a strike on the Kerch bridge, damaging the critical infrastructure connecting Crimea to mainland Russia.
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Ukrainian forces conducted a strike on the Kerch bridge, damaging the critical infrastructure connecting Crimea to mainland Russia.
The SBU conducted special operations to strike the Kerch Bridge in October 2022 and July 2023.
Ukraine's Security Service and the Ukrainian Navy were involved in the blowing up of the Crimean Bridge overnight.
The attack on the Crimean Bridge was carried out at 03:05 by two Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles according to Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee.
Explosions were reported at the Crimean Bridge, and Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out the attack on July 17.
Explosions were heard and traffic on the Kerch bridge to Crimea was stopped due to an 'emergency,' said the head of the Crimean occupational regime, Sergey Aksyonov.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.436Z
Source story: day-514-2023-07-23