Ukraine says it hit Russia's bridge to Crimea with underwater explosives

SBU says it used 1,100 kilograms of explosives that damaged underwater pillars of bridge

Reuters

June 03, 2025

This handout image released by the Ukrainian Security Service on June 3, 2025, allegedly shows people inspecting damage to the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with Russia following a special operation carried out by the Ukrainian Security Service, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. — AFP

Ukraine's SBU security service said on Tuesday that it had hit the road and rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula below the water level with explosives.

In a statement, the SBU said it had used 1,100 kilograms (2,420 pounds) of explosives that were detonated early in the morning and damaged underwater pillars of the bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine in the past.

A view shows the Crimean Bridge, a section of which was damaged by an alleged overnight attack, as seen form the city of Kerch, Crimea. — Reuters/File

The official Russian outlet which provides regular status updates on the bridge said its operation had been suspended for about three hours between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. local time.

Road traffic on the bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula has been temporarily suspended, Russian authorities said on Telegram on Tuesday.

However, later in the day, traffic resumed on the bridge after an inspection by Russian engineers.