Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday (July 21) said that the bridge which links Russia to the Crimea peninsula "brings war not peace" and hence it is a military target.

Zelensky calls Crimea bridge 'legitimate military target', says it feeds ammunition for war

A Ukrainian defence official, on Sunday (July 9), seemingly revealed that the country’s forces attacked the bridge connecting Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea, last year.

Ukrainian official seemingly claims responsibility for Crimea bridge blast

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On December 5, ten months after Vladimir Putin announced ‘special military operations’ against Ukraine, the Russian President drove across the strategically crucial Crimean bridge that links southern Russia to the Crimean peninsula administered by Russia since 2014.

Putin walks along Crimean bridge destroyed as 'birthday gift' in October

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to Crimea an "act of terrorism" masterminded by Ukrainian special services.

Crimea Bridge Attack: Moscow blames Kyiv for blast, Putin calls it an 'act of terrorism'