Key bridge linking occupied Crimea to Russia struck

A strike has killed two people on the Kerch Bridge, which connects the Russian mainland to occupied Crimea. Traffic was halted after an explosion caused by the strike left part of the bridge damaged. Footage emerging from the scene showed the road sagging, with stalled columns of traffic. Ukrainian media outlets cited unnamed sources suggesting the Ukrainian domestic security service, along with the navy, had been responsible for the attack.

Sergei Aksyonov, the Russia-installed governor of Crimea, said the explosion happened on the 145th pillar of the bridge, which links the Crimean peninsula to the Russian region of Krasnodar. The bridge was last attacked in October 2022, but no one claimed responsibility for that attack