{"id":29556,"date":"2025-06-04T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=29556"},"modified":"2025-06-03T22:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:46:41","slug":"ukraine-claims-it-struck-bridge-linking-crimea-to-russia-with-underwater-explosives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/ukraine-claims-it-struck-bridge-linking-crimea-to-russia-with-underwater-explosives\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine claims it struck bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>4 minute read<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed on June 3, 2025, that it conducted a new attack on the Crimea Bridge across the Kerch Strait, which connects the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia. Ukraine used underwater explosives to carry out the attack which \u201cseverely damaged\u201d the base of the bridge supports.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack came 48 hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/ukraine-claims-to-have-hit-more-than-40-russian-bombers-in-major-drone-attack\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ac0707\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Kyiv\u2019s unprecedented assault on air bases<\/mark><\/a> deep inside Russian territory, striking significant Russian bomber jets and surveillance planes assets in a sophisticated drone attack &nbsp;codenamed \u201cSpider&#8217;s Web\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extent of the damage was not immediately clear. However, Ukraine\u2019s security service SBU claimed that several pillars were damaged in an early-morning operation. They added that the operation against the Kerch bridge was conducted after spending several months covertly planting explosives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SBU released a statement along with photos and a video showing one of the detonations. \u201cToday, at 4:44 a.m., without any civilian casualties, the first explosive device was detonated,\u201d the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe underwater support pillars were severely damaged at the seabed level \u2014 aided by the equivalent of 1,100 kg of TNT. As a result, the bridge is effectively in an emergency condition,\u201d the SBU statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"800\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Security Service of Ukraine has carried out a new, unique special operation and struck the Crimean Bridge for the third time \u2014 this time underwater!<br>The operation lasted several months. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ServiceSsu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ServiceSsu<\/a> agents planted explosives on the supports of this illegal structure. And\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lgu6ANR3K1\">pic.twitter.com\/lgu6ANR3K1<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefenceU\/status\/1929873734338318557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Local Telegram channels in Crimea reported that the bridge was closed to traffic for several hours on Tuesday. While there has been no official confirmation of the attack from Moscow, the official Russian outlet which provides regular status updates on the bridge said its operation remained suspended for about three hours between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt Gen Vasyl Maliuk, the head of the SBU, who supervised the latest operation, said wrote in a statement that the bridge was a legitimate target since Russia continued to use the bridge \u201cas a logistical artery to supply its troops.\u201d He added: \u201cCrimea is Ukraine, and any manifestations of occupation will receive our tough response.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 19-km (12-mile) Crimea Bridge is the only direct link connecting Russia and the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Russian forces used the bridge during their February 2022 invasion, crossing into Crimea before advancing into Ukraine\u2019s southern Kherson and southeastern Zaporizhzhia regions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Rocket attacks in Ukraine and explosions in Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also on Tuesday, Russian rocket strike hit the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least four people and wounding 25, according to local officials. The attack set vehicles ablaze and targeted the city center, home to over 200,000 civilians, including many displaced by earlier border fighting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the Sumy strike, calling it further proof that Moscow has no intention of ending the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian officials reported that Russian drone strikes over the past 24 hours killed at least 10 civilians and injured more than 50. Meanwhile, Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee accused Ukraine of carrying out \u201cacts of terrorism\u201d after explosions damaged two railway bridges over the weekend, causing train derailments that killed seven people and injured 113.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crimean-Bridge-explosion.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crimean-Bridge-explosion.jpg?resize=1000%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Crimean Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-29559\" style=\"width:840px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crimean-Bridge-explosion.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crimean-Bridge-explosion.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crimean-Bridge-explosion.jpg?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>A photo of a damaged Crimean Bridge released by the SBU on June 3, 2025. (Image Credit: SBU\/Telegram)<br><\/sup><\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine met for a brief second round of direct talks in Istanbul on June 2, agreeing to swap dead and captured soldiers, but there was \u201cno significant breakthrough\u201d toward ending the war or even reaching the ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine is calling for a 30-day ceasefire to enable negotiations, the release of all prisoners, and the return of children taken to Russia. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also proposed future direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia presented a \u201cpeace memorandum\u201d demanding Ukraine withdraw from all four regions Moscow claims, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk, and Luhansk including areas not under Russian control. It also called for an end to foreign arms supplies to Ukraine and a halt to mobilization. Both demands were rejected by Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further demands include limits on Ukraine\u2019s military, a NATO ban, international recognition of Russian-claimed territories, sanctions relief, and dropping demands for war reparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine negotiators after the talks said they had requested a meeting of Zelenskyy, Putin and Trump to move forward the process, but Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov  dismissed the idea and said any such high-level meeting was \u201cis unlikely in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Russian-President-Putin-on-Crimean-Bridge.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Russian-President-Putin-on-Crimean-Bridge.jpeg?resize=690%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin on Crimea bridge\" class=\"wp-image-12688\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Russian-President-Putin-on-Crimean-Bridge.jpeg?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Russian-President-Putin-on-Crimean-Bridge.jpeg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, listens to Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, left, as he visits the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait. (Image Credit: Mikhail Metzel\/Sputnik\/Kremlin\/via AP)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed on June 3, 2025, that it conducted a new attack on the Crimea Bridge across the Kerch Strait, which connects the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia. 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