Crimea Bridge Closed After Ukraine Attack

Traffic has been stopped on the Crimean bridge, which links the Crimean peninsula with the Russian region of Krasnodar, due to an “emergency”, the Russia-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov has said. Photograph: Pavel Rebrov/Reuters

There was another terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge. The roadbed was blown up and damaged. Today's strike on the Crimean bridge is not just a strike on the bridge's pillars, but a test of the strength of the pillars of Russian statehood and sovereignty. July 17 is the… pic.twitter.com/sLNyhJDmlm

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BBC: People in Crimea have been told to avoid using the bridge connecting the occupied peninsula with Russia, after what officials called an "emergency". 

They did not call it an attack, but unconfirmed reports said that locals heard explosions early on Monday. 

The Kerch bridge was opened in 2018 and enables road and railtravel between Russia and Crimea - Ukrainian territory held by Moscow's forces since 2014. 

In October last year, it was partially closed following a major explosion. The bridge - which is an important supply route - fully reopened in February. 

Writing on Telegram, Sergey Aksyonov, the head of the Russian administration in Crimea, said: "Traffic was stopped on the Crimean bridge. An emergency occurred in the area of ​​​​the 145th support from the [Russia side of the bridge].  

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WNU Editor: From what I see and read on Russian social media. There were two major explosions, and that a major portion of the bridge has been destroyed. There are fatalities and injuries.  

Update: Russia's Grey Zone channel, a heavily followed Telegram channel affiliated with the Wagner mercenary group, reported that there were two strikes on the bridge at 03:04 a.m. and 03:20 a.m. 

Crimea Bridge Closed After Ukraine Attack  

Ukraine: 'Emergency' on bridge linking Crimea to Russia -- DW  

Russia-Ukraine war live: traffic stopped on Crimean bridge due to ‘emergency’, governor says, as explosions reported -- The Guardian  

UPDATE 2-Traffic stopped on Crimean Bridge, reports of blasts -- Reuters  

‘Emergency incident’ reported on vital bridge linking Crimea with Russia -- CNN

Blasts, destruction reported on Kerch Bridge -- Ukrinform Crimean Bridge Traffic Halted Due To "Emergency", Explosions Reported -- Zero Hedge  

Factbox-Crimea Bridge: why is it important and what happened to it -- Reuters