The Crimean Bridge was closed for six hours, resulting in nearly 3,000 vehicles being queued for manual inspection on both the Taman and Kerch sides.
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As of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time, 980 vehicles were queued for manual inspection on the Taman side and 1,780 on the Kerch side, with wait times running three to four hours.
The backup began building overnight, after the bridge was shut from midnight until six in the morning during a Ukrainian drone attack on occupied Crimea in the early hours of June 26.
Russian-installed authorities announced a state of emergency on June 26, 2026.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense (HUR) reported the destruction of a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and an airfield power unit at the Belbek military airfield in occupied Crimea. According to a statement released by the HUR on Saturday, July 4, the operation occurred during the night of June 26. The agency stated that specialists from its Unmanned Systems Department conducted the attack.
A Russian-appointed 'head' of Crimea declared a state of emergency on June 26.
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