(Kerch Strait) one of the reasons Putin launched his invasion of the Ukraine was to capture a land bridge to the Crimea which he failed to do when he annexed the Crimea in 2014. This resulted initially in everything been flown and shipped in (at great expense) which was alleviated somewhat when at great expense Russia constructed the 19km Kerch Bridge
The Bridge is the major supply route into Crimea
for everything, which is why the Ukraine targeted in last Oct knocking the road
bridge out till feb 2023 and the rail bridge to May. Well last night the
Ukraine targeted the bridge yet again knocking out one of the road bridges.
Initially the Russians refused to admit that the bridge had been hit, simply claiming that an emergency had closed the bridge. But now they have claiming that the Ukrainians did indeed target and strike the bridge. According to state-backed Russian media, Vladimir Konstantinov said Ukraine had committed a "new crime" by targeting what he called a "civilian" facility. It never fails to amaze me how bully’s always play the victim card when their victims fight back.