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2023 Crimean Bridge explosion
2023 Crimean Bridge explosion was an event during the Russo-Ukrainian war, on 17 July 2023, at approximately 3:04 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. EEST, when the Ukrainian Navy attacked the Crimean Bridge, with two suicide sea drones, damaging a span of the road bridge. The explosions killed two civilians and injured one. Ukraine later formally admitted to launching the attack.
Grey Zone, a pro-Wagner Group Telegram channel, said that explosions were heard at approximately 3:04 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. local time. Russian-installed governor of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, stated that an "emergency" occurred near the 145th support on the Russia side of the bridge.
The bridge was damaged. According to the BBC, the road surface was damaged, but the supports remained intact. FDD's Long War Journal says "two of the bridge’s four lanes are totally unusable. The adjacent span for the other two lanes was knocked loose but remains on the pier."
A source close to Ukrainian intelligence services stated to Meduza that one of the pillars was damaged. The source said that the damaged pillar was the 145th pillar, on the Ukrainian side of the Ukraine–Russia international border.
Subsequent assessments revealed that the span had ruptured, with repairs estimating to last until November. Nevertheless, the bridge reopened to traffic the next day, albeit with only one lane open. The bridge was subsequently closed to both road and rail traffic only a few days later, following an attack on a Russian ammunition dump in Crimea on 22 July. The bridge was fully reopened on 14 October.
Married couple Alexey and Natalia Kulik from Belgorod were killed, and their 14-year-old daughter Angelina was injured. On July 24, Angelina was discharged from the hospital.
The attack was reportedly conducted by Ukrainian forces using Sea Baby marine drones and planned by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ukrainian Navy. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian Minister for Digital Transformation confirmed that naval drones had been used. SBU spokesman Artem Dekhtyarenko said that further information on the attack would be revealed at the end of the war. However, immediately after the attack, Ukrainian Army spokeswoman Natalia Humeniuk denied Ukrainian responsibility.
Russia's Anti-Terrorist Committee had opened a criminal investigation on the incident.
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2023 Crimean Bridge explosion
2023 Crimean Bridge explosion was an event during the Russo-Ukrainian war, on 17 July 2023, at approximately 3:04 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. EEST, when the Ukrainian Navy attacked the Crimean Bridge, with two suicide sea drones, damaging a span of the road bridge. The explosions killed two civilians and injured one. Ukraine later formally admitted to launching the attack.
Grey Zone, a pro-Wagner Group Telegram channel, said that explosions were heard at approximately 3:04 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. local time. Russian-installed governor of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, stated that an "emergency" occurred near the 145th support on the Russia side of the bridge.
The bridge was damaged. According to the BBC, the road surface was damaged, but the supports remained intact. FDD's Long War Journal says "two of the bridge’s four lanes are totally unusable. The adjacent span for the other two lanes was knocked loose but remains on the pier."
A source close to Ukrainian intelligence services stated to Meduza that one of the pillars was damaged. The source said that the damaged pillar was the 145th pillar, on the Ukrainian side of the Ukraine–Russia international border.
Subsequent assessments revealed that the span had ruptured, with repairs estimating to last until November. Nevertheless, the bridge reopened to traffic the next day, albeit with only one lane open. The bridge was subsequently closed to both road and rail traffic only a few days later, following an attack on a Russian ammunition dump in Crimea on 22 July. The bridge was fully reopened on 14 October.
Married couple Alexey and Natalia Kulik from Belgorod were killed, and their 14-year-old daughter Angelina was injured. On July 24, Angelina was discharged from the hospital.
The attack was reportedly conducted by Ukrainian forces using Sea Baby marine drones and planned by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ukrainian Navy. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian Minister for Digital Transformation confirmed that naval drones had been used. SBU spokesman Artem Dekhtyarenko said that further information on the attack would be revealed at the end of the war. However, immediately after the attack, Ukrainian Army spokeswoman Natalia Humeniuk denied Ukrainian responsibility.
Russia's Anti-Terrorist Committee had opened a criminal investigation on the incident.