Russia warns of severe environmental damage from Black Sea oil spill Two tankers were hit by storm in Kerch strait on 15 December, causing one to sink and another to run aground The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024
Ukraine sinks Russian warship in occupied Crimea Sinking of warship near Kerch strait deals further blow to Moscow’s naval power and its control over Black Sea The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
Ukraine war: Crimean bridge attack is another blow to Putin's strongman image The bridge connecting mainland Russia across the Kerch strait with the illegally annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea was seriously damaged on July 17 2023, in what appears to be a successful strike by naval drones. The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023
Russia Arrests 8 People Over Involvement in Crimea Bridge Bombing Russia’s top domestic security agency said Wednesday it arrested eight people on charges of involvement in the bombing of the main bridge linking Russia to Crimea. The Federal Security Service, known by the Russian acronym FSB, said it arrested five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia over Saturday’s… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022
First pictures of innocent victims in Crimean bridge attack to humiliate Putin Eduard Chuchakin, 53, and Zoya Sofronova, 33, died on the spot of the Kerch Bridge explosion, as experts believe 'foreign special services' were involved in 'this terrorist act' Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022
The Kerch Bridge linking Russia and Crimea in Ukraine collapsed after an explosion over the weekend. This is what we know The Kerch Bridge has exploded. Who was responsible? What's the fallout? And what does Putin think? Here's all your questions, explained. ABC News · Oct 10, 2022
Putin denounces Kerch Bridge attack as a ‘terrorist act’ by Kyiv Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday blamed Ukrainian secret services for the huge blast a day earlier that ripped through Russia's Crimea bridge, which he described as a "terrorist act". Russian missile barrage killed at least 17 people in an overnight "missile attack" in the city of Zaporizhzhia in the… France 24 · Oct 9, 2022
Russia appoints notorious general to lead Ukraine offensive Sergei Surovikin appointed on same day as explosion on Kerch bridge that has dealt blow to Vladimir Putin The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022
Huge fire on important bridge in Crimea as US says Ukraine could retake region The Kerch bridge represens a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsular Nottingham Post · Oct 8, 2022