Ukraine would dismantle 12-mile Russian bridge if it retakes Crimea – official

A Ukrainian official has said the Russian bridge to Crimea would be dismantled if Ukraine recaptures the peninsula (Rosavtodor Press Service via AP, File)

A senior Ukrainian official on Sunday outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take if the country reclaims control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to Russia.

Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s national security and defence council, published the plan as Ukraine’s military prepares for a spring counter-offensive in hopes of making new, decisive gains after more than 13 months of war to end Russia’s full-scale invasion.