20 July 2023 at 22:45 Ria: The Crimean bridge was temporarily closed The Crimean bridge was temporarily closed on Monday evening and an air raid alert could be heard at the bridge, reports the state-run Russian news agency Ria. Ria refers to Russian military sources. The bridge, which crosses the Kerch Strait, connects the occupied Crimean peninsula with the Russian mainland. The bridge has been attacked and partially destroyed twice by Ukraine. The first time was last October. The latest attack was on Monday this week when one of the traffic lanes was destroyed in two drone explosions. Two people were killed. The bridge was built by Russia after the country occupied the Crimean peninsula in 2014, and is important for the transport of Russian goods and war material. The bridge was opened by President Vladimir Putin in 2018, and is called a prestige project for him. The Russian news agency Tass reported 10 minutes later that traffic over the bridge could be resumed.
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