Ukrainian Security Service and Navy conducted a special operation using surface drones to attack the Crimean Bridge at 3 AM, damaging the northern part of the bridge closer to mainland Russia.
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The attack was a special operation by the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Navy using surface drones.
The images show that the northern part of the bridge, closer to mainland Russia, was damaged.
The SBU conducted special operations to strike the Kerch Bridge in October 2022 and July 2023.
Two explosions hit the bridge on July 17, collapsing one section of the road.
Ukrainian Navy and SBU carried out the attack using waterborne drones
Two civilians (a man and woman) died, their minor daughter was wounded
The Crimean Bridge was attacked by surface drones in a special operation by the SSU and Ukrainian Navy.
A span of the Crimean Bridge collapsed around 04:00 on July 17, 2023.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:08.539Z
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