Ukrainian forces launched a massive drone attack across Crimea shortly after 1 A.M., causing the Kerch Bridge to close for hours and sparking a major fire at a military site near Saky. Russian forces reported destroying over 85 drones.
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Ukrainian forces launched a massive drone attack across Crimea shortly after 1 A.M., causing the Kerch Bridge to close for hours and sparking a major fire at a military site near Saky. Russian forces reported destroying over 85 drones.
Massive drone attack reportedly targets Russian military sites in occupied Crimea
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Source story: day-1163a-2025-05-05