Beleaguered Crimean Bridge shut down again to overnight traffic
The Crimean bridge that connects the Moscow-annexed peninsula with continental Russia was shut down to traffic during the night of Sept. 12, reported Russian Telegram channel Krymsky Most (Crimean Bridge): Operational Information.
People on the bridge and in the surveillance zone were urged to remain calm and follow the instructions of transport security personnel.
Russian occupation authorities have installed a new span on the illegally built Crimean Bridge, repairing the damage done by the July 17 Ukrainian naval drone attack, as seen in satellite imagery published by Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty on Sept. 6.
Used by Russia to transfer armored vehicles and troops to southern Ukraine via Crimea, the bridge has been attacked twice. A powerful explosion collapsed several spans on Oct. 8, 2022, while a naval attack on July 17, 2023, heavily damaged another span of the road bridge.
The head of Ukraine’s SBU security service, Vasyl Maliuk, revealed for the first time on August 16 that the July 17 attack was caused by a Ukrainian "SeaBaby" marine drone. The successful strike was the result of a joint operation between the SBU and the Ukrainian Navy, he said.
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