An explosion damaged a bridge that is one of the few links between Crimea and Ukraine\u0027s mainland, Russia\u002Dbacked officials said
The claim could not be independently verified. Ukrainian authorities did not immediately comment on the bridge and typically do not confirm specific attacks. Numerous military analysts have said recent Ukrainian actions in the country’s south and east indicated that Kyiv’s troops were in the beginning of a long-anticipated counteroffensive..
However, Shoigu on Thursday downplayed the importance of West-supplied advanced weapons like the Storm Shadow missiles. The Crimean Peninsula is connected to mainland Ukraine by an isthmus about 9 kilometers wide and several bridges. The 19-kilometer Kerch Bridge, which stands over a strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, is the longest bridge in Europe and a symbol of Moscow’s claims on Crimea.
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