 A Ukrainian missile attack has forced a major crossing linking Russia to annexed Crimea to shut temporarily. Traffic was halted in both directions of the Kerch Bridge after Russian air forces said they had shot down a rocket in the area. Ukraine used a 'modernised missile from an S-200 complex with a range of about 250 miles, the Russian thinktank Rybar reported. The weapon was downed on the Kerch – or Crimean – side of the 10-mile bridge on Sunday, reports say. It appears there were no casualties but any damage to the bridge will be seen as a blow to Moscow. The bridge is largely seen as a vanity project for Vladimir Putin, who ordered the £3 billion crossing to be built after he illegally invaded Crimea in 2014. It was severely damaged last October when a 'truck bomb' blew up and killed at least three people, Russian investigators said at the time. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The missile was shot down with no casualties, the Crimean government said (Picture: Mash/East2West News) The Kerch Bridge was seriously damaged when a truck exploded while travelling across it last October (Picture: AFP via Getty Images) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky previously said his government 'did not order' the attack but his deputy minister of defence, Hanna Maliar, seemingly admitted responsibility over the weekend. As part of a list of 12 Ukrainian achievements posted on Telegram, he said: '273 days ago, (we) launched the first strike on the Crimean bridge to disrupt Russian logistics.' Sergey Aksyonov, head of the pro-Russian government in Crimea, said: 'In the Kerch area, air defence forces shot down a cruise missile. No damage or casualties. 'I ask everyone to remain calm and rely only on trusted sources of information.' Russia was already fearful of disgrun){kind=link}
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A Ukrainian missile attack has forced a major crossing linking Russia to annexed Crimea to shut temporarily.
Traffic was halted in both directions of the Kerch Bridge after Russian air forces said they had shot down a rocket in the area.
Ukraine used a ‘modernised missile from an S-200 complex with a range of about 250 miles, the Russian thinktank Rybar reported.
The weapon was downed on the Kerch – or Crimean – side of the 10-mile bridge on Sunday, reports say.