Moscow-installed authorities in Crimea have halted traffic on the bridge connecting the occupied peninsula to Russia after reports of an explosion that caused parts of it to collapse, killing two people early on Monday.
If confirmed to be a second Ukrainian attack on the Crimea bridge, opened with great fanfare by Russian president Vladimir Putin in 2018, it would deal another humiliating blow to the Kremlin’s prestige, and possibly to its ability to supply troops occupying Ukraine’s southern regions.
Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-appointed head of Crimea, said the bridge, which carries road and rail traffic, was closed due to an “emergency”.
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