Russia reports repelling multiple rocket attacks on the Crimean Bridge

On August 12, Ukraine’s Armed Forces (AFU) attacked the Crimean Bridge twice, say the Russian authorities. Sergey Aksyonov, governor of Russian-annexed Crimea, says that two rockets were shot down during the initial attack. Later on August 12, Aksyonov reported that an additional rocket was shot down during a second attack on the bridge. Russia’s Defense Ministry has reported that the Russian military shot down two S-200 guided anti-aircraft missiles that had been converted into strike weapons. The ministry said that the missiles were intercepted in the air and destroyed without damage or casualties.

Telegram channel Krimsky Veter reported that a smoke screen had been deployed on the bridge. Traffic on the bridge was also reportedly halted for a third time. 

Russia’s Foreign Ministry “strongly condemned” the attacks on the Crimean Bridge. A ministry announcement called the attacks “barbaric actions” from the AFU that “will not go unanswered.”