Ukraine war
London: Russia protects Crimean bridge with underwater barrier
The Crimean Bridge was repeatedly the target of attacks during the Ukraine war, as here in October 2022. Photo
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The Crimean Bridge is important for supplying the Russian armed forces. That’s one of the reasons why she’s always in the sights of the Ukrainian army. Russia has now apparently taken protective measures.
According to British assessments, Russia has special protective measures for the Crimean bridge seized. As of Tuesday, images confirmed that Russia had erected an underwater barrier, the British Ministry of Defense wrote on short message service X.
Shipwrecks and floating barriers were used for this. In the southern part of the bridge there are several ships at a distance of 160 meters.
The Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, is a bottleneck for militarily supplying Russian forces in the occupied areas of Cherson and Zaporizhia. “Russia is very dependent on the Crimean Bridge and ferries to cross the straits,” the British wrote. Russia also uses smoke generators and air defense systems.
The British Ministry of Defense has published daily information on the course of the war since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. Moscow accuses London of disinformation.