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    An explosion occurred at Kerch Strait Bridge this morning. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) on 3 June confirmed it carried out an operation to damage the Kerch Bridge from below the waterline, marking the third time Ukrainian forces have struck the Russian-built structure connecting occupied Crimea with mainland Russia.  Occupied Crimea functions as Russia’s military base, acting as a springboard for Russian offensives into Ukraine’s southern mainland, consolidating Russian forces and enhancin
     
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SBU hits Crimean bridge underwater in third major strike, video shows massive blast (updated)

Par :Yuri Zoria
3 juin 2025 à 07:22

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An explosion occurred at Kerch Strait Bridge this morning. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) on 3 June confirmed it carried out an operation to damage the Kerch Bridge from below the waterline, marking the third time Ukrainian forces have struck the Russian-built structure connecting occupied Crimea with mainland Russia. 

Occupied Crimea functions as Russia’s military base, acting as a springboard for Russian offensives into Ukraine’s southern mainland, consolidating Russian forces and enhancing operational capabilities. Between 2017 and 2020, Russia constructed the Kerch road and railway bridges, linking its Taman Peninsula to occupied Crimea, to secure a vital logistical route to the occupied territory. The Russians refer to this structure as the “Crimean Bridge.”
The bridge is a key strategic structure for Russia’s military logistics in occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine. Kyiv previously hit the bridge twice—in 2022 and 2023—using different methods. This latest operation marks the first known underwater attack on the structure.

According to the SBU, the operation targeted the underwater supports of the Crimean bridge—known by Russia as the Kerch bridge—with specially planted explosive devices. The agency reported that the attack was launched precisely at 4:44 a.m., damaging the bridge at the level of its underwater support pillars.

The explosives used amounted to 1100 kg in TNT equivalent, the SBU stated, describing the bridge as now in a critical or near-emergency condition. The SBU emphasized that the explosion caused no civilian casualties.

This strike implies that Ukraine now has underwater drones, capable of delivering explosives at long distances.

SBU head Vasyl Maliuk personally coordinated and supervised the planning and execution of the mission. He stated:

“God loves the Trinity (Ukrainian saying used when something occurs for the third time, – Ed.), and the SBU always finishes what it starts and never repeats itself. We struck the Crimean bridge twice before, in 2022 and 2023. Today, we continued that tradition—this time from underwater.”

Legitimate military target

Maliuk justified the strike as a response to Russia’s continued occupation of Ukrainian territory and the use of the bridge as a key supply route for Russian military operations in southern Ukraine.

“No illegal object of the Russian Federation has any place on the territory of our state,” he said. “The Crimean bridge is an entirely legal target, especially considering that the enemy used it as a logistical artery to supply its troops. Crimea is Ukraine, and any signs of occupation will be met with a tough response.”

Damage remains unverified

The full extent of the underwater damage has not yet been independently verified. However, the SBU’s statement indicates significant harm to the bridge’s structural supports at the seabed level. Russia has not yet commented on the event at the time of publication.

Two days before this operation, the SBU conducted the Spiderweb operation, unique in scale and success, against Russian strategic bombers, using over 100 FPV drones to hit the aviation assets at their home bases.

 

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