Ukraine strike decimates only bridge connecting Russia and Crimea, cutting crucial supply line

( NYPost )

Ukraine has carried out a devastating strike on the only bridge connecting Russia and the occupied province of Crimea, severing a vital supply line for President Vladimir Putin’s forces, Ukraine’s security service announced.

Dramatic video shows the piers of the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, exploding on Tuesday morning after Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) agents mined it following a monthslong operation.

Ukrainian special forces used more than 2,400 pounds of explosives, which “severely damaged” the underwater pillars supporting the road and rail crossing, the SBU wrote on Telegram alongside the video.

This is the third attack on the Kerch Bridge by Ukrainian forces since the start of the war in February 2022.

Russian officials did not immediately respond to Ukraine’s claims about the attack, but all traffic on the bridge was suspended Tuesday morning, the operator for the crossing announced on its official Telegram account.

The reported strike comes just two days after the SBU blindsided Russia with a devastating series of drone strikes on its air bases, reportedly wiping out 34% of the country’s strategic nuclear bombers and causing an estimated $7 billion in damage.