New Ukrainian attack on Crimean Bridge: What we know so far

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A raid by two sea drones damaged a section of roadway and killed two civilians, according to Moscow

Russia has accused Ukraine of staging another attack on the Crimean Bridge, which claimed the lives of two civilians and injured a child. The incident also resulted in considerable damage to one section of the roadway.

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What happened?

In the early hours of Monday morning, Crimean Governor Sergey Aksyonov said traffic on the key link between the peninsula and mainland Russia had been stopped. At the time, he did not clarify the reason for the move, citing an unspecified “emergency.”

Later, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov stated the incident had claimed the lives of a married couple from his region, adding that their daughter had been injured.

Who’s to blame?

Russia’s National Antiterrorist Committee (NAK) said the Crimean Bridge had been targeted by a Ukrainian “terrorist attack.” It stated the attack had involved two Ukrainian unmanned maritime surface drones and had taken place at around 3am local time.

Local TV shows VIDEO of damaged Crimean Bridge

Several Ukrainian media outlets also reported that the bridge had been attacked by sea drones, describing the raid as a “special operation” conducted by the country’s security services and naval forces.

While Ukrainian officials have stopped short of claiming responsibility, they welcomed the incident. Writing on Twitter, Mikhail Podoliak, a senior adviser to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, said that “any illegal structures” used by Russia to supply its troops are “necessarily short-lived… regardless of the reasons for the destruction.”

Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR), claimed the Crimean Bridge is a “redundant construction.”

Moscow’s reaction

Commenting on the raid, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow “knows who is behind the terror attack.” He added that while law enforcement agencies continuously seek to enhance security, “there are no discussions” at present about additional measures in this regard.

Alleged Western complicity

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also accused Ukraine of staging the attack, claiming that “[the Kiev] regime is terrorist and has all the hallmarks of being an international terrorist group.”

She alleged that decisions by Ukrainian policymakers are made “with the direct participation of American and British intelligence services and politicians.”

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