Crimea bridge news. Ukraine said on Tuesday that it had hit the bridge connecting Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula with explosives planted underwater, in its third attack on the vital supply line for Moscow Jun 3, 2025 · The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Crimean Bridge for the third time during the full-scale war, mining and damaging its underwater supports, the SBU announced on June 3. Sep 1, 2025 · Ukrainian drones struck two Mi-8s, a multi-role helicopter used for troop movement, cargo delivery and medical evacuation, as well as armed combat missions. Apr 26, 2025 · It has been 11 years since Russia took control of Crimea but Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has put the peninsula back in the global spotlight. The Soviet fleet in Crimea was in contention, but a 1997 treaty allowed Russia to continue basing its fleet in Sevastopol. In 2014 Russia covertly invaded and illegally annexed Crimea, a move that was denounced by the international community. Mar 20, 2025 · Why is Crimea important? Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it. The claim comes two days after one of Ukraine’s most ambitious operations of the war, deep inside Russia. Jun 9, 2025 · Ever since Russia seized Crimea in 2014 in a preview of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine eight years later, the peninsula has been a focal point of the conflict between the countries. Feb 20, 2025 · One of the world’s most contentious areas, Crimea is a place with a long history as a battleground for empires. In 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, the peninsula became part of newly independent Ukraine. Jun 4, 2025 · The SBU said it attacked the bridge -- which links occupied Crimea to Russia's Krasnodar Krai region and is a prominent symbol of Moscow's control over the occupied peninsula -- with underwater . After Ukrainian independence in 1991, most of the peninsula was reorganized as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Mar 18, 2025 · Crimea, which juts out into the Black Sea off southern Ukraine, was absorbed into the Russian Empire along with most ethnic Ukrainian territory by Catherine the Great in the 18th century. Sep 5, 2025 · Crimea, autonomous republic, southern Ukraine. Jun 3, 2025 · Ukraine's SBU security service said on Tuesday that it had hit the road and rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula below the water level with explosives. Jun 3, 2025 · Ukraine's SBU security service said it had hit the road and rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula below the water level with explosives. Jun 3, 2025 · Ukraine Says It Struck Crimea Bridge It would be the third such attack. After Ukrainian independence in 1991, most of the peninsula was reorganized as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Aug 18, 2025 · Ahead of its full-scale invasion, Moscow deployed troops and weapons to Crimea, allowing Russian forces to quickly seize large parts of southern Ukraine early in the war. Jun 3, 2025 · Ukraine says it hit the bridge with underwater explosives - the crossing was built by Russia after it annexed the Crimean Peninsula. The republic is coterminous with the Crimean Peninsula, lying between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Aug 19, 2025 · Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine in 1954, when both were part of the USSR, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the unification of Moscow and Kyiv. Here's what you need to know.
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