Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Tuesday that it had hit the road and rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula below the water level with explosives.
In a statement, the SBU said it had used 1,100 kilograms (2,420 pounds) of explosives that were detonated early in the morning and damaged underwater pillars of the bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine in the past.
The official Russian outlet which provides regular status updates on the bridge said its operation had been suspended for about three hours between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. local time.
Road traffic on the bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula has been temporarily suspended, Russian authorities said on Telegram on Tuesday.
However, later in the day, traffic resumed on the bridge after an inspection by Russian engineers.
