On 3 June 2025, the

Security Service of Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine ( ; abbreviated as SBU [] or SSU) is the main Internal security, internal security agency of the Government of Ukraine, Ukrainian government. Its main duties include counter-intelligence activity and combati ...

(SBU) carried out an attack on the

Crimean Bridge The Crimean Bridge (, ; ), also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch Bridge, is a pair of parallel bridges, one for a four-lane road and one for a double-track railway, spanning the Kerch Strait between the Taman Peninsula of Krasnodar Krai in ...

. The attack targeted the underwater supports of the bridge, with the SBU stating that the bridge had been mined over several months by its agents. The SBU said that it used an amount of explosives equivalent to 1,100 kilograms of

TNT Troponin T (shortened TnT or TropT) is a part of the troponin complex, which are proteins integral to the contraction of skeletal and heart muscles. They are expressed in skeletal and cardiac myocytes. Troponin T binds to tropomyosin and helps ...

. The operation was reportedly planned and coordinated personally by Head of SBU

Vasyl Malyuk Vasyl Vasyliovych Malyuk (; born 28 February 1983) is a Ukrainian military officer, Lieutenant General, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) since 7 February 2023 (before that – Acting Head of the SBU from 18 July 2022). He is a membe ...

. Following the attack, an official Russian outlet reported that the bridge was temporarily closed until 7:00 a.m. and continues operating normally.

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