blast partially destroys russia s prized crimea bridge. also ahead, after months of legal sparring, the clock ticks for elon musk to close the deal on twitter. and a toddler miraculously rescued after his parents car is stolen with him trapped inside. you re in the cnn newsroom. a prized achievement of vladimir putin, an apparently target of his ukrainian tormenters. this right here is the exact moment the russian president suffered his latest blow in his war on ukraine, the blast from an apparent truck bomb knocking out three of the four lanes of the bridge that links russia to crimea, its annexed territory in the south. now a huge bottleneck chokes a critical supply route for putin s war in ukraine. ukraine hand sn t claimed responsibility, but it is celebrating it. ukraine will issue this commemorative postal stamp with a nod to the titanic. one senior ukrainian official couldn t ignore that the explosion came just hours after putin s 70th birthday. happy birthday
no u.s. agency will speak on the record. a pentagon spokes pan s s pan s would be a concern if any country was tampering with internet cables. a spokeswoman says quote, the media is constantly whipping up hysteria trying to make russia look like the aggressor. she says it is not based on facts but assumptions. i know, brian, russia is pushing back but have become the more aggressive in the naval maneuvers recently, is that right? american naval forces says the operational tempo of vladimir putin s submarine force is increasing. russian submarine patrols has risen by 50% in the past year. there was an incident off sweden last year when the swedish navy was looking for a vessel which reported a distress signal in russian language. russians denied it was one of the subs and there is a strong