Ukrainian Officials Putin Had Civilian Attacks In The Works Before Crimea Bridge Explosion

Putin Inspects Crimean Bridge Damaged By Explosion The New York Times On 3 june 2025, an explosion took place near the underwater supports of the crimean bridge, connecting the crimean peninsula with the russian mainland. the explosion was carried out by the security service of ukraine, as a part of the russo ukrainian war. A hated symbol for ukrainians, the bridge had been opened to fanfare by vladimir putin in 2018, and is used by russia to supply its military in occupied parts of ukraine.

Putin Blames Ukraine For Crimea Bridge Blast Calling It Terrorism Ukraine's security chiefs said on tuesday they had hit the kerch road and rail bridge linking russia and crimea below the water level with explosives. The kremlin confirmed a ukrainian attack on the kerch bridge that connects russia to crimea, but said the crossing remains operational and there was no damage, despite video footage capturing. Russian officials said ukraine was behind what they called a "terrorist" attack on the bridge hours before the kremlin said it would not extend a united nations brokered deal that allowed the export of grain via the black sea. Ukraine’s security services, the sbu, said on tuesday that it had hit the kerch road and rail bridge linking russia and the crimean peninsula with explosives below the water level.

As Attacks Mount In Crimea Kremlin Faces Rising Domestic Pressures Russian officials said ukraine was behind what they called a "terrorist" attack on the bridge hours before the kremlin said it would not extend a united nations brokered deal that allowed the export of grain via the black sea. Ukraine’s security services, the sbu, said on tuesday that it had hit the kerch road and rail bridge linking russia and the crimean peninsula with explosives below the water level. Ukraine said on tuesday that it had struck the crimean bridge for the third time since the start of russia’s full scale invasion, after spending months planting explosives on support. The kerch bridge, a 19 kilometre dual span structure linking russia to crimea, has been struck at least three times by ukraine since 2022. the latest attack, using 1,100 kg of underwater explosives, damaged its pillars and suspended traffic twice. Ukraine's sbu security service said on tuesday that it had hit the road and rail bridge linking russia and the crimean peninsula below the water level with explosives. According to the sbu, the operation had been months in the making. ukrainian agents planted explosives on the bridge’s underwater support structures, with the first detonation occurring at 4:44 a.m. local time. no civilian casualties were reported.