The Latest Breaking News from Kerch Bridge

Ukraine war briefing: Satellite pictures show Russian warplanes prey to ‘Spiderweb’

Ukraine damages Kerch bridge with massive underwater explosion; Medvedev signals peace talks are not genuine. What we know on day 1,197

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2025

Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives

Operation ‘severely damaged’ base of Crimean bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv’s SBU security service says

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, say European ministers

If we can’t join Nato we must build our own, says Zelenskyy; Russian trial begins over explosion that crippled Kerch bridge. What we know on day 1,086

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2025

Ukraine war - live: ‘Drone attack’ on Crimea bridge hits critical supply line as Putin ends grain deal

A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured after multiple reports of explosions on the bridge while her parents both died

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Vladimir Putin brazenly drives across repaired Crimea bridge after huge truck bomb

Russian President Vladimir Putin drove a Mercedes across Kerch Bridge to Crimea and spoke to repair workers after the crossing was destroyed by a truck bomb in October

Daily Mirror · Dec 5, 2022

Ukraine war: lessons from the Blitz suggest Russia's targeting of cities could backfire

Russian general Sergey Surovikin has a reputation for ruthlessness. Appointed the Russian military’s overall commander on October 8, the day the strategically vital Kerch Bridge was targeted by an explosion that badly damaged Russia’s main road and rail connection with Crimea, he has ordered savage drone and missile attacks on…

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022

New wave of Russian air raids hits Ukrainian cities, energy sites

Ukraine’s allies promise to send more air defence systems and missiles to Kyiv as Russia renews aerial bombardment.

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2022

Putin’s troops scrambling for supplies after Kerch Bridge strike hits Russian logistical operation

Vladimir Putin’s army has been left scrambling for supplies following Ukraine’s strike on the Kerch Bridge, British defence chiefs have said.

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2022

Russia ‘incapable of producing missiles at the rate they are being used’

It comes days after Vladimir Putin unleashed the largest co-ordinated missile attacks since February’s invasion in revenge for the Kerch Bridge bomb

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2022

Assassinations, sabotage and a leader who wants revenge: How the riddles in Russia's war benefit Vladimir Putin

For all the recent death and destruction in Ukraine and its occupied territories, as well as sabotage in Russia, there has been little military gain. But observers say a shadow war of deception is playing right into Vladimir Putin's hands.

ABC News · Oct 15, 2022