Third attack on Kerch bridge between Russia and occupied Crimea ‘inevitable’, say Ukraine’s military intelligence

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Deadly weather that pounded the Black Sea region on Nov. 27 in what some have dubbed ‘storm of the century’ has washed away Russia-installed barriers intended to protect the Kerch Bridge and Sevastopol bay, OSINT researchers said on X.

Russia's illegally-built Crimean bridge, which connects occupied Crimea to Russia's Krasnodar Krai, is still unable to function normally after a July explosion damaged the bridge, Southern Operational Command's spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk reported on Sept. 10.

The Russians have blocked the Kerch (Crimean) Bridge once again; they say that it is temporary.

The Russian Ministry of Defence has alleged that a Ukrainian sea drone tried to attack the Crimean Bridge but was destroyed in the Black Sea.

The measures include TDA-3 truck-mounted smoke generators, air defense systems, and underwater barriers formed out of purposefully sunk ships, confirmed by imagery as of Aug. 29.

The Russians have installed barges south of the Crimean Bridge that are supposed to become ?barricades? covering the bridge against Ukrainian naval drones.

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Russians began flooding ferries in the Kerch Strait to protect the Crimean Bridge from attacks; it is planned to flood at least six watercraft.

Unlike the July attack on the Crimean Bridge by the Ukrainian Defence Forces, which was launched by drones, last year's October attack was carried out using a truck with explosives.

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) claimed responsibility for the July 17 attack on the Crimean Bridge and said they used an experimental sea drone in the operation, CNN reported on Aug. 15.

Traffic on the Crimean bridge was suspended on Tuesday evening.

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Volodymyr Saldo, Russian-appointed puppet leader in Kherson Oblast, has said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the bridge across the Henichesk Strait connecting occupied Henichesk with the Arabat Spit.

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Since the strike on the Crimean Bridge, Russia has to rely on a long detour through Russian-occupied areas of mainland Ukraine to supply its troops. However, this has been further complicated by repeated strikes on the Chonhar Bridge, which connects the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast and the occupied Crimean peninsula.

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has advised Russian occupiers in Crimea to consider returning to Russia while the bridge built by the invaders across the Kerch Strait [Crimean (Kerch) Bridge] is still functioning.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has admitted its involvement in the attack on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022.

The Russian government has extended the deadline for the restoration of the Crimean Bridge until the end of this year after the attacks in October and July.

Ukraine’s Defence Forces will continue to strike Russian-occupied Crimea and the Crimean Bridge, as this is necessary to disrupt Russian logistics.

Russian occupation authorities have closed the Crimean Bridge for traffic for the second time today, saying this is a temporary measure.

Ukrainian president says recently targeted bridge ‘has to be neutralised’