According to the SBU statement, the mission [wymierzona w most Krymski] It has been planned for months and consisted of secretly placing explosives on the underwater pillars of the bridge. The explosion occurred on Tuesday at 4:44 in the morning and did not cause victims among civilians, the authorities informed.
Ukrainians used about 1,100 kg of explosives with a power corresponding to TNT to damage the bridge support at the lowest level. SBU informed that the bridge is currently considered dangerous for traffic.
The head of SBU, General Broni Wasyl Maliuk, personally supervised the planning and conducting operations. “God loves the Trinity, and SBU always finishes what she began,” Maliuk said in a statement. “We hit the Crimean Bridge in 2022 and 2023. Today we continued this tradition – this time under water. The bridge is a legal goal because Russia uses it to supply its troops,” he added.
The situation on the Crimean Bridge
The channel for a telegram monitoring the situation on the bridge announced that the movement was suspended around six o'clock in the morning of Moscow and resumed at nine in the morning. At 14 o'clock there was no queue on the side of Kercz, and about 120 vehicles waited in the queue, he gave the channel.
Around 15:30 the movement was blocked again. Several pro -Russian military channels on the telegram reported that the bridge was attacked again. In one of the posts, the author stated that Ukraine “forge a passage” through the dams protecting the bridge.
Earlier on the same day, the Russian channel on the Mash telegram announced that around six o'clock in the morning a Ukrainian drone was shot down above the bridge, and its remains fell onto the road. At that time cars passed it, but no injuries were noted. The bridge remained closed for three hours, while the teams checked the scene and removed the remains.
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained a Ukrainian agent in Crimea, who allegedly constructed a bomb for a terrorist attack. According to FSB, the suspect confessed to the device in accordance with the video instructions received from Kiev. Russian state media has announced that proceedings were initiated regarding the betrayal of state.
Permanent purpose of the attacks
The Crimean Bridge, connecting Russia with the occupied peninsula, was attacked many times during the war.
In October 2022, a powerful explosion caused a part of the road to collapse and the ignition of the train transporting fuel, as a result of which five people were killed. In August 2023, Maliuk called this bombing “one of the achievements” of SBU, claiming that the operation used unconscious Russian smugglers.
On July 17, 2023, Ukraine again attacked the bridge using an experimental sea drone called “Sea Baby” [ang. morskie dziecko]transferring 850 kg of explosives. As a result of the attack, two civilians were killed, and their teenage daughter was injured. SBU later published a video recording from the attack.
Ukraine has long been called the bridge illegal construction and a legal military goal, because it serves as the main logistics route for Russian forces.
Operation “Spider”
The attack took place only two days after Ukraine confirmed the “Spider's Pajęczyna” large -scale drone operation against Russian airports. The attack was aimed at long -range bombers and, according to reports, damaged or destroyed dozens of Russian aircraft.
SBU informed that the drone attack of June 1 destroyed 34 percent. Russian strategic maneuvering missiles. Drones, equipped with artificial intelligence and fired from transport trucks in Russia, surprised the defense of the airport.
Ukraine claims that the operation has destroyed or damaged over 40 aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers and the A-50 radar aircraft. Estimated damage costs range from $ 2 to 7 billion. [od około 7 mld 520 mln zł do ponad 26 mld zł]Ukrainian officials gave.
