Video: Ukrainian secret service's underwater attack on the Crimean-Russian bridge
The new operation on Russian-held territory comes less than 48 hours after the offensive against bombers sheltered thousands of kilometers from the border.
Attack on the Kerch bridge
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Tuesday claimed a new attack on the Kerch bridge, which connects the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Moscow, to Russian territory.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry released a video it claims shows the attack:
The Security Service of Ukraine has carried out a new, unique special operation and struck the Crimean Bridge for the third time — this time underwater!
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) June 3, 2025
The operation lasted several months. @ServiceSsu agents planted explosives on the supports of this illegal structure. And… pic.twitter.com/lgu6ANR3K1
"The operation lasted several months," the ministry wrote. Secret service agents are said to have placed explosives on the supports of the bridge, which detonated, "without any civilian casualties," in the early hours of the morning.
The pillars "were severely damaged" by the "1,100 kg of explosives in TNT equivalent," they said. "As a result, the bridge is now in critical condition."
The crossing operator reported via its official networks that it would remain closed for three hours, although it did not detail the reason. This is the third time Ukraine has targeted the infrastructure since the start of the war.
The closure of the bridge comes just days after the successful Operation Spider's Web, a surprise Ukrainian attack in the middle of Russian territory that would have resulted in the destruction of several expensive, nuclear-capable Tupolev bombers. All this while peace negotiations continue.
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"It is clear that the terrorists, following orders from the Kyiv regime, planned everything with maximum precision so that their explosions would affect hundreds of civilians," the Russian Investigative Committee, in charge of the main criminal investigations, said in a statement Tuesday.
The explosions occurred Saturday night in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions bordering Ukraine. They caused three convoys (one passenger, one freight and one control) to derail, leaving seven dead and 113 injured, including children, according to Russian authorities.
An investigation was opened for "acts of terrorism," according to the same source. So far, no such incident with such a high toll had ever been recorded. For the time being, Ukraine has not reacted to these accusations.
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