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The Kerch bridge was badly damaged after a truck exploded on its road section and a cargo train caught fire.

Vladimir Putin orders extra security around Kerch bridge in Crimea as limited traffic starts to resume

President Vladimir Putin’s flagship bridge to Crimea was severely damaged in a blast that hit a fuel train and caused the partial collapse of the only road link running from the Russian mainland to the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered tighter security for the bridge from Russia to Crimea as well as the infrastructure supplying electricity and natural gas to the peninsula, Interfax said. In a decree issued hours after the bridge was damaged by a blast, Putin said the FSB security service…

President Vladimir Putin’s flagship bridge to Crimea was severely damaged in a blast that hit a fuel train and caused the partial collapse of the only road link running from the Russian mainland to the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered tighter security for the bridge from Russia to Crimea as well as the infrastructure supplying electricity and natural gas to the peninsula, Interfax said.

Truck bomb caused the blast, Russian officials say, stopping short of blaming Kyiv

Months ago Russian media reported that the Crimea bridge - which connects Russia to its illegally annexed territory - was impossible to attack due to the defence systems protecting it, which included "military-trained dolphins" and underwater warning sirens

The road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula was damaged in a powerful blast on Saturday, hitting a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine. Following are key facts about the bridge.