Kremlin confirms explosion at Crimean Bridge, but no damage caused

Moscow, June 4 (IANS) The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had attempted to attack the Crimean Bridge, but failed to cause any damage.

"There really was an explosion, nothing was damaged, and the bridge is working," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, responding to a question on Ukraine's attempted attack on Tuesday.

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge was briefly halted on Tuesday at 15:23 Moscow time (1223 GMT), according to the bridge's official Telegram channel.

The Security Service of Ukraine said Tuesday that it had struck the Crimean Bridge for the third time using underwater explosives, as about 1,100 kilograms of TNT-equivalent explosives were placed under the bridge and detonated.

According to a video published by the Russian Federal Security Service on the same day, a detained suspect of the Crimean city admitted that he had made a bomb to commit a terrorist attack on orders from Kyiv, Xinhua news agency reported.

The blast caused damage to the bridge's underwater support pillars. There were no civilian casualties, the statement issued by the Security Service of Ukraine said.

"The Crimean Bridge is a completely legitimate target, especially considering that the enemy used it as a logistical artery to supply its troops," Vasyl Malyuk, head of Security Service of Ukraine, was quoted in a statement as saying.

According to a video published by the Russian Federal Security Service on Tuesday, a detained resident of the Crimean city of Feodosia admitted that he had made a bomb to commit a terrorist attack on orders from Kyiv.

Ukraine had carried out attacks on the Crimean Bridge in 2022 and in 2023.

--IANS

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