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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Shaun Walker, Emma Graham-Harrison and Andrew Roth

Two dead after explosions on Kerch Bridge linking Crimea and Russia

Twin explosions have damaged the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea to mainland Russia, killing two people and closing the main conduit for Russian road traffic to the annexed peninsula.

The heavily guarded road and rail link is among the Kremlin’s most important and high-prestige infrastructure projects, and the only overland link that goes directly from Russia to occupied Crimea.

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