Crimean Bridge badly damaged after ‘multiple blasts’ in early hours
Two people were killed and their daughter was seriously injured after multiple reports of explosions on the Crimean Bridge led officials to declare an “emergency situation” in the early hours of Monday.
Officials closed roads leading to the Kerch Bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula, which is a major supply artery for Russian troops fighting in Ukraine and a prestige project that was personally opened by President Vladimir Putin.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said Kyiv was behind the “attack” and opened a terrorism case, while Ukraine’s military suggested Russia was responsible.
Preliminary visuals of the lit-up Kerch Bridge on social media appeared to show a portion had been damaged. Russian military bloggers reported two missile strikes on the overpass.
The RBC-Ukraine news agency said explosions were heard on the bridge, while Russian officials called it an "emergency" situation.
A girl, who was injured in a passenger car, was being treated in intensive care, while her parents were killed, said Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region.
