Ukrainian forces target Crimean Bridge with underwater attack
Another attack on the Crimean Bridge is underway, according to Ukrainian sources on Telegram. The Russian side has officially reported only on the closure of traffic on the crossing.
"Vehicle traffic on the Crimean Bridge is temporarily blocked," the official Crimean Bridge channel on Telegram reports.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Security Service of Ukraine issued a statement about an explosion. The intended target of the attack was reportedly the bridge's supports.
Attack on the Crimean Bridge
"The SBU has conducted a new, unique special operation and attacked the Crimean Bridge for the third time, this time underwater," the service stated on its website.
The statement explained that the operation took several months to plan and execute. "SBU agents planted explosives on the supports of this illegal structure. And today, without any civilian casualties, at 4:44 AM the first explosive charge was detonated!" the SBU announced.
According to the statement, as a result of the explosion, the underwater supports of the bridge at the sea floor level were severely damaged. A total of 2,425 pounds of explosives, in TNT equivalent, were used for the attack.
"The bridge is in a de facto emergency state," the SBU emphasized.
The operation was personally overseen by the head of the SBU, General Vasyl Malyuk.
"God loves the Trinity, and the SBU always carries through its plans and never repeats itself. Previously, we have hit the Crimean Bridge twice—in 2022 and 2023. Today we continued this tradition underwater. There is no place for any illegal structures of the Russian Federation on the territory of our state," he said.
"Therefore, the Crimean Bridge is a completely legitimate target—especially considering that the enemy used it as a logistical artery to supply its troops. Crimea is Ukraine, and any manifestations of occupation will meet with our resolute response," the head of the SBU emphasized.
The Crimean Bridge was constructed between 2016 and 2019 by Russia, which annexed Crimea in 2014.
The Rybar Telegram channel, affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense, claims that the Ukrainian Armed Forces most likely did not plant explosives on the bridge, but rather attacked it with an underwater drone.
