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Ukraine Hits Crimean Bridge Pillars with 1,100 kg of Explosives
- Ukraine’s main intelligence agency executed a third underwater bombing of the Crimean Bridge early on June 3, 2025, targeting its submerged supports near Crimea.
- This operation continued a series of strikes targeting the bridge, which Russia relies on to transport supplies to its forces in occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine, following significant damage inflicted during earlier attacks in late 2022 and mid-2023.
- SBU operatives detonated a large quantity of explosives, equivalent to over a ton of TNT, on the bridge’s submerged support structures, causing significant damage to its foundation while avoiding any harm to civilians.
- Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk, head of the SBU, stated the operation "lasted for several months" and called the Crimean Bridge "an absolutely legitimate target" as it serves as a logistical artery for Russian forces.
- The bridge is now in an emergency condition, implying strategic disruption for Russian military logistics amid ongoing conflict and ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague.
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First the drone attack on long-range bombers, then explosions at the Crimean Bridge: Ukraine shows Russia what maps it has at hand. In the interview, a leading parliamentarian gives insight into the strategy – and the expectations for Germany.
In Western media, the numbers of Russian bombers destroyed on Sunday are disputed. Even the Ukrainian attack on the Crimean Bridge on Tuesday seems more harmless than claimed.
In the Kremlin, the explosion on the Crimean Bridge was confirmed, as announced by the Ukrainian Security Service the previous day.
Russia Says ’No Damage’ to Crimean Bridge After Ukrainian Attack
Moscow said Wednesday that a Ukrainian attack on the bridge that links the annexed Crimean peninsula to Russia caused “no damage.” Ukraine's SBU security service said Tuesday it had detonated a bomb on one of the bridge's underwater pillars, publishing footage of a blast coming out of the water and debris flying. “There was indeed an explosion,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Nothing was damaged.
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