Reports suggest Ukraine is preparing for another strike against the Kerch Bridge | DW News

The bridge currently provides the safest road connection from the Russian mainland to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Kyiv's forces have managed to halt traffic on the bridge with two separate attacks since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. Once with a truck bomb and once with naval drones. Russia has managed to repair the damage.
Now the British newspaper The Guardian is quoting Ukrainian intelligence officials saying Ukraine is planning a third attack, has the means to carry it out and expects to destroy the bridge by the summer.

00:00 Background
00:47 Mike Martin, Military analyst, King's College London

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[RobespierreThePoof]

Why would they signal it through the press?

[terrencekane]

"Ukraine must not destroy the Kerch bridge. That would be very unfair." --- Vladimir Putin.

[patrykdrozd]

And it’s going to happen on July 20th at 10am sharp, they are going to send in a submarine that will leave the harbour at 7am . Follow the link below to find its route and a direct line to captain Jon, he prefers sms after 8am after he drops off his kids at st Mary’s school . Wtf

[sylwestersuchecki]

Why would you warn about the planning to attack. Just wait and report about the actual attack. You're not helping.

[deanberolzheimer]

I heard they are going to use a container ship.

[steve]

Don't tell in advance what you're going to do

[meihe]

Why would you announce this????🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[trippymaine]

“Russia has annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 “legally” ???? ILLEGALLY yeah wtf?

[toto-yftc]

What? You told us the bridge has been destroyed twice already. Have you forgotten to tell us it was rebuilt?

[easternfrontagain]

DW encouraging terrorist attacks on infrastructure used by civilians??

[bluthammer]

this is announced through the press? Yeah ...what

[cat-.-]

Ukraine is cracking down on unlicensed buildings

[IK_MK]

Thanks for reporting this... I'm sure now the Russians will never see this coming !!! 👍

[GarryWilliams]

Why would they warn Russia in advance lol

[eyestandwithUkraine]

did you just say that russia annexed Crimea legally ??? WTF??? please explain how that was legal.

[ChopinLuke]

Destroy the bridge will not save Ukraine but it could cause Russian to use nuke on Ukraine. It doesn’t make any sense!

[BAYBAY_]

Putting restrictions on people at war is so ridiculous.

[louisgunn]

It doesn't matter the Russians built the railroad system that doesn't use the bridge.

[perfectidle]

Ukraine will focus on refineries & then try to use few resources on creating distractions too; the bridge attack is one of the distractions

[juanmiguelreyesguerr]

International terrorism must be stopped.