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Ukraine Damages Kerch Bridge’s Underwater Pillars in Third SBU Strike

Kyiv says the operation used over a ton of explosives to disrupt a key Russian supply route following a separate drone raid on military airbases.

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Overview

  • Ukraine’s Security Service reports it placed 1,100 kg of explosives on the bridge’s underwater supports, leaving the structure in an emergency condition.
  • Russian authorities temporarily closed the road and rail crossing for about three hours before reopening it with no reported civilian casualties.
  • The months-long operation was overseen by SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk and follows two previous attacks on the bridge in 2022 and 2023.
  • The strike came two days after Ukraine’s “Spiderweb” drone mission hit four Russian airbases and damaged strategic bombers across Murmansk, Ryazan, Irkutsk and Amur regions.
  • Kyiv maintains the bridge is a lawful military target because it serves as Moscow’s primary logistics artery to occupied Ukrainian territories and peace negotiations remain deadlocked.