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Ukraine missiles damage bridge to Crimea: Russian officials

The damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula [Handout via Reuters]

Ukrainian missiles have struck the Chonhar road bridge connecting Crimea with Russian-held parts of the southern Kherson region, according to Russian-appointed officials.

The so-called “gate to Crimea”, known to Russians by a different spelling as the Chongar bridge, is one of a handful of links between Crimea – which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014 – and mainland Ukraine.

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