On March 4, 2025, the Russian-backed authorities officially transferred part of the airport's land to Russia's Defense ...

Also known as the Crimean Bridge or the Kerch Strait Bridge, it is strategically important as it is a vital lifeline to the Russian military’s occupation of Crimea. Yet, it is also a symbol for ...

Bridge construction began in February 2016 ... “President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine and President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia signed an agreement to build a bridge across the Kerch Strait, ...

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Russians are building one more bridge near the Kerch Strait Bridge in temporarily occupied Crimea. That is according to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind , Ukrinform ...

A floating construction crane was spotted in the Kerch Strait, and the number of barges to protect the bridge from Ukrainian naval drones has increased, the media outlet reported.. Russian proxy ...

Critical to that domination is the bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, the narrow strip of water that separates Crimea from mainland Russia. ... In 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea, ...

Smoke billows from the Crimean Bridge — a road and rail span that crosses the Kerch Strait to link Russia with Crimea — after a truck exploded there on Oct. 8, 2022.

Ukrainian Commandos Hint at Kerch Bridge Attack in Daring New Video. The Artan unit, an elite unit formed in the first days of the full-scale invasion, has been involved in various daring operations – ...

The companies involved supplied machines, machine parts and other services for the construction of the 19 kilometre (11.8 mile) long bridge spanning the Strait of Kerch, the prosecutor's office said.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it had destroyed three sea drones targeting the Kerch Strait Bridge, a vital supply line for Moscow’s forces that links occupied Crimea to Russia.

The Kerch Strait Bridge is a key supply route for Russia's forces and is Russia's sole land link with Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula illegally annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014.

The Kerch bridge, across the Kerch Strait, is 19 km long and has two parallel rail and roadways. ... Mr. Putin immediately ordered the construction of the bridge.