Ukrainian spies execute two attacks in one day on Crimean Bridge built after 2014 annexation
The Crimean Bridge, which was illegally constructed after the 2014 annexation of Crimea, linking the occupied peninsula with Russia, has come under attack twice in a single day, UNIAN reports.
On 3 June, Ukraine’s Security Service took responsibility for the third operation targeting the bridge since 2022. Ukrainian agents planted 1,100 kilograms of explosives in the bridge’s support pillars. In the early morning, a controlled detonation was triggered, damaging an underwater support structure. The blast reportedly caused serious damage, placing the bridge in a “critical condition.”
Since 1 June 2025, Ukraine has intensified its bold attacks on Russian infrastructure, including strikes on four airfields and 41 aircraft used to kill Ukrainian civilians. These operations aim to pressure Moscow into agreeing to a ceasefire and peace deal. Talks held on 2 June between Ukraine and Russia again ended without a peace agreement.
“The attack on the Crimean Bridge continues. They’re breaching defensive barriers. The bridge is closed,” writes the Russian Telegram channel ChP / Crimea.
Russian military blogger Vladimir Romanov claimed the strike was carried out using unmanned surface vessels, or sea drones. He said Russian forces managed to destroy one drone, but the attack was still ongoing.
Z-channel 13 TACTICAL, associated with Russian military sources, also reported “explosions near the bridge’s defensive perimeter.”
Meanwhile, the pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported a powerful explosion in Kerch in the afternoon.
“A helicopter has been launched to patrol the shoreline along the strait. Kerch-based Telegram groups are in panic,” the channel noted.
Additionally, Russian air defenses were reportedly active at the Belbek airbase near occupied Sevastopol, while residents in Russian-occupied Feodosia heard two explosions.
Eyewitness videos circulating online show the Crimean Bridge enveloped in smoke, possibly from a deliberate smoke screen to obstruct incoming missiles and drones, or as a result of explosions in the vicinity.
