this bridge is strategically and politically important to moscow. here s the kerch bridge from above. it stretches across the kerch strait, connecting russia with crimea, a territory that russia illegally annexed in 2014. traffic has been partially restored to the road section of the bridge, with the railway line, running parallel to it, remaining fully intact. this is the second time the bridge was struck. russia says it was hit by an unmanned craft on the water s surface and that two of its civilians were killed. sources in the ukrainian security services have confirmed to the bbc that ukraine was responsible. the us says it s too soon to tell if any military advantage was gained from the strike. russia president vladimir putin responded to this earlier. translation: this is | another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime from a military standpoint and a brutal one. russia will,
tremendous difficulties in maintaining control, and these regions are the ones where kyiv has launched their counteroffensive. this bridge is strategically and politically important to moscow. here s the kerch bridge from above. it stretches across the kerch strait, connecting russia with crimea, a terrority that russia illegally annexed in 2014. traffic has been partially restored to the road section of the bridge, with the railway line running parallel to it remaining fully intact. this is the second time the bridge was struck. russia says it was hit by an unmanned craft on the water s surface and that two of its civilians were killed. sources in the ukrainian security services have confirmed to the bbc that ukraine was responsible. the us says it s too soon to tell if any military advantage was gained from the attack. russia president vladimir putin responed to the attack earlier. translation: this is another terrorist attack