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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucy Leeson

Ukraine’s underwater explosion attack on Crimean Bridge caught on camera

  • Ukraine's special forces blew up a section of the bridge linking Russia and Crimea.
  • The Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, is a 12-mile-long structure connecting Russia with the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.
  • Video footage shows an underwater explosion destroying a pillar of the bridge.
  • Ukraine’s SBU stated that the bridge was rigged with 1,100kg of explosives and is considered a legitimate target because Russia uses it to supply troops.
  • The SBU vowed that there is “no place for any illegal Russian facilities on the territory of our state”.

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