Kerch Bridge

Zelenskyy says Moscow and Kerch Bridge gain protection after Ukraine strikes

Russian forces are moving air defense systems from regional areas to Moscow and the Kerch Bridge in response to Ukrainian strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a briefing from Defense Intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko on June 24.

24 June, 07:36 PM

Occupation authorities close Kerch Bridge amid attack

Explosions were reported across Russian-occupied Crimea during the night of June 21, with local residents reporting a large-scale drone attack on multiple locations across the peninsula.

21 June, 12:03 PM

Fuel sales suspended across occupied Crimea after attack on Kerch fuel terminal

A major fire continues to burn at a fuel terminal in Russian-occupied Kerch following a drone attack overnight into June 21, while occupation authorities in Crimea have announced a suspension of fuel sales at gas stations.

21 June, 11:38 AM

UN tribunal reaffirms Ukraine’s Sea of Azov rights

The UN Permanent Court of Arbitration has ruled in Ukraine’s favor against Moscow’s claim on the Sea of Azov being a “Russian lake,” according to a document published by the body on June 15.

16 June, 12:36 AM

Freeing Crimea is necessary to end the war, says former U.S. commander

Former U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges said that a lasting and sustainable end to the war is not possible if Russia retains control of Crimea, calling it “the most crucial location in this war,” in an interview with Ukrinform on May 27.

28 May, 10:42 AM

Ukraine Navy strikes Russian boats guarding Kerch Bridge

Ukraine’s Navy struck Russian boats guarding the illegally constructed Kerch Bridge overnight on April 30, the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said, releasing video footage of the attack.

30 April, 11:48 AM

Atesh maps Russian unit guarding Crimean bridge

A reconnaissance of a Russian special forces unit responsible for guarding the illegally constructed Kerch Bridge that connects occupied Crimea with continental Russia has been carried out by the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar resistance movement Atesh, according to its Nov. 3 Telegram post.

3 November 2025, 12:41 PM

‘The mission has been in place since day one’: Ukraine will strike Crimean Bridge — long-range drone commander

Ukrainian forces will inevitably strike the bridge linking occupied Crimea to Russia — it’s only a matter of time, Roman Parkhanov, deputy commander of Ukraine’s 14th Separate Unmanned Aviation Regiment, said in an interview with NV.

6 October 2025, 02:19 PM

To break Putin, Ukraine needs to make Crimea ‘unlivable,’ former UK defense secretary says

To force Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal, Kyiv needs the means to destroy the Kerch Bridge, rendering occupied Crimea ‘unlivable,’ former UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Sept. 30.

30 September 2025, 10:06 PM

SBU’s third strike on Crimean Bridge halts traffic amid new attack reports

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service conducted a third attack on the Crimean Bridge on June 3, using 1,100 kilograms of underwater explosives to damage its supports, halting traffic, the SBU reported on Facebook.

3 June 2025, 07:10 PM

Merz backs Taurus missiles for Ukraine, eyeing Russian supply line

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, endorsed supplying Ukraine with Taurus long-range missiles on April 13, suggesting they could sever Russia’s critical land corridor to Crimea, Tagesspiegel reported on April 14.

14 April 2025, 11:30 AM

Russians construct new facility near Kerch Bridge amid uncertain purpose

In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russians are constructing a new structure near the Kerch Bridge, but it's unlikely they will finish in the coming months, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said during the United News telethon on Sept. 26.

26 September 2024, 12:19 PM

Ukrainian success in Kursk could force Russian troop withdrawal from Donetsk

There are no signs yet of Russian troops pulling back in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, but several factors could still weaken Moscow's resolve to continue its offensive in eastern Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on Aug. 21.

22 August 2024, 12:40 PM

Ukrainian military could use Magura drones to strike Crimean Bridge, but improvements needed – HUR

The Ukrainian military could hypothetically use Magura drones to strike the Crimean bridge illegally built by Russia, Yevhen Yerin, a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), said during the national telethon program on July 16.

16 July 2024, 03:50 PM

Russian forces deploy air defense on public beach in Crimea

Russian forces deployed a Tor M2KM air defense missile system on a public beach in the city of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, the partisan resistance movement Atesh reported on Telegram on July 1, posting photos and the location of the surface-to-air system.

1 July 2024, 06:15 PM

Kerch Bridge traffic stopped as explosions hit occupied Crimea

Residents of Sevastopol, Balaklava, Yevpatoria, Saky, Bakhchisarai, and several other cities in Russian-occupied Crimea reported a series of explosions and air defense operations, according to the monitoring Telegram channel Crimean Wind on June 23.

23 June 2024, 02:34 PM

Russian military installs ten boom barriers on Crimean Bridge to thwart Ukrainian drones

Russian occupation administration in Crimea has already installed ten boom barriers along the Crimean Bridge, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on June 3.

3 June 2024, 05:13 PM

Ukrainian forces destroy Russian pilot boat near Kerch bridge

The Russian pilot boat Mechta (Dream) sank after an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in temporarily occupied Crimea on May 30, according to the Russian Astra Telegram channel.

30 May 2024, 01:14 PM

Ukraine's UN envoy suggests Crimean bridge destruction in 2024

Kerch Bridge is expected to be destroyed soon, stated Ukraine's permanent representative to the UN, Serhiy Kyslytsia, on his post on X on May 1.

2 May 2024, 05:23 PM

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