Russia seized and annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, eight years before launching its full-scale invasion in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea prompted authorities to evacuate a 5km radius and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia, the region’s Moscow-installed governor said on Saturday.
The attack caused an ammunition depot to explode, said Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov, adding there was no reported damage or casualties. Footage shared by state media showed a thick cloud of grey smoke at the site. The brief halting of traffic on the Crimean Bridge, about 180km to the east of the drone incident, came five days after explosions there killed two people and damaged a section of roadway -The 19km road and rail bridge is a vital logistics link for Russian forces, and is also heavily used by Russian tourists who flock to Crimea in summer.
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