KYIV: Ukraine’s SBU safety service stated on Tuesday (Jun 3) that it had hit the street and rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula beneath the water stage with explosives.
In an announcement, the SBU stated it had used 1,100 kilograms of explosives that have been detonated early within the morning and broken underwater pillars of the bridge, a key provide route for Russian forces in Ukraine previously.
The official Russian outlet which gives common standing updates on the bridge stated its operation had been suspended for about three hours between 4 am and seven am native time (9 am and 12 pm, Singapore time).
It gave no cause for the short-term closure, however stated the bridge had been reopened and was functioning as regular.
“Beforehand, we hit the Crimean Bridge twice, in 2022 and 2023. So right this moment we continued this custom underwater,” the SBU stated in its assertion, including that the operation had been ready over a number of months.
The SBU shared video footage that confirmed an explosion subsequent to one of many many help pillars of the bridge.
Reuters was capable of verify the situation from the construction and bearing parts of the bridge that matched satellite tv for pc and file imagery of the world. Reuters was not capable of independently confirm when the video was filmed.
Russian army bloggers stated the assault had been unsuccessful and speculated that it had been carried out by a Ukrainian sea drone.
