An “incident” led to a traffic disruption on the Crimean bridge early Monday morning, two Russian news agencies reported, relayed by Portal.
Traffic on the Kerch Bridge, which connects Crimea with Russia, was disrupted early Monday. Ria Novosti and Tass, two Russian news outlets, reported an “incident” and an “emergency” at the Crimean Bridge, according to Portal, suggesting traffic had been disrupted.
Ukrainian media “Kyiv Independent” states that “two explosions” were heard on the Crimean bridge on Monday.
As major traffic jams formed on the roads to the Russian side of the bridge, authorities urged residents to avoid this route to Crimea.
Strategic and symbolic bridge
this bridge, strategic and symbolic for Russiawas hit by a spectacular explosion in October 2022, which led to a major fire.
Built at great expense on behalf of Vladimir Putin, It was inaugurated by the President of Russia on May 15, 2018. The Court of Justice of the European Union and the Ukrainian authorities subsequently condemned the attack on Ukraine’s territorial integrity represented by the construction of this bridge.
Because Crimea is one of the main conflicts in the war in Ukraine. In November 2022, the Kremlin acknowledged that there was a “threat” of Ukrainian attacks against its positions on that peninsula.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy intends to reconquer this annexed territory. “Crimea is our land, territory, sea and mountains. Give us your weapons and we will take back our country,” he said on the sidelines of the event Davos Forum at the start of the year.