Traffic on key bridge from Crimea to Russia halted after attack kills two

The attack damaged parts of the the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait (Ostorozhno Novosti via AP)
The attack damaged parts of the the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait (Ostorozhno Novosti via AP)

Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia’s mainland has been halted after one of its sections was blown up in what Russian officials said was a Ukrainian attack that also killed a married couple and injured their daughter.

Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee said that the attack on the Crimean Bridge had been staged by the Ukrainian special services and involved two sea drones.

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