Watch: Ukraine uses under 1,100 kg of water to hit Russia’s major bridge.
Ukraine’s Security Service claimed responsibility for a underwater explosion that damaged the russia’s major bridge to connect with Crimea.According to a statement released on Tuesday, Ukraine’s SBU said that it used 1,100 kg (2,420 pounds) explosives to target the road and rail bridge in the morning. The explosion allegedly killed the underwater pillars of the 19-creator Crimea Bridge at the Kerch Strait, an important military and civilian link between Ukraine to Russia and Peninsula in 2014.SBU said, “Earlier, we hit the Crimean Bridge twice in 2022 and 2023. So today we continued this tradition under water,” SBU said, saying, saying that the operation was planning for several months.The footage issued by the SBU showed an explosion near one of the bridge support columns. Reuters confirmed the location using visual elements of the bridge matched against satellite and file images, but could not verify freely when the video recorded.The official Russian outlet, responsible for providing the status update on the bridge, said that its operation was suspended between 4 am. And local time at 7 o’clock. There was no official reason for the three -hour shutdown, although it was confirmed that the bridge was reopened and functioning normally.The Crimea Bridge has served as an important supply line for Russian soldiers since the Ukraine’s full -scale invasion began in February 2022.The bridge was one of the major projects of Russian President Vladimir Putin, consisting of parallel roads and railway sections supported by concrete stilts and reputed steel arches in navigational span between the Black Sea and Azov Sea.Although the SBU claimed damage to the structure, Russian military bloggers suggested that the effort could fail and it is estimated that a sea drone may be used in the operation.The incident follows another Ukrainian operation on Sunday, when the drone targeted the Russian long -range bombers in Russia’s air areas. The attack was reportedly named “Spider’s Web”.
