Overview

• On June 3 the Ukrainian Security Service detonated underwater charges beneath the Kerch Bridge’s pillars to breach its foundations.
• The months-long clandestine operation involved placing 1,100 kilograms of explosives without causing civilian casualties.
• This marks Ukraine’s third attack on the bridge constructed by Vladimir Putin after Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.
• Kyiv regards the Kerch Bridge as a legitimate military target since it serves as a key supply artery for Russian forces in occupied territory.
• The raid follows a June 1 SBU drone operation that damaged over forty Russian fighters in interior airbases, with twelve aircraft confirmed destroyed.