Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) mined the underwater support pillars of the Kerch Strait Bridge and detonated the equivalent of 1,100 kilograms of TNT at 0444 on June 3, marking the third time Ukraine has conducted an operation against the bridge.
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SBU reported mining underwater support pillars and detonating 1,100 kg of TNT
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out the third attack against the Crimean Bridge since Russia's full-scale war began in 2022, mining and damaging its underwater supports
Underwater supports of the bridge's piers were severely damaged at the bottom as 1,100 kilograms of explosives in TNT equivalent were detonated
On 3 June, a structurally complex part of the Kerch Bridge was attacked as part of a special SSU operation. This was stated by the spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk.
The structurally complex part of the bridge had already been damaged earlier as a result of the same operation, and its capacity was reduced.
The strike affected rail transport logistics, which is the main logistics tool of the Russian army.
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