Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow launches wave of airstrikes; Crimea bridge partially reopens after explosion

Road traffic partially reopens on Crimean bridge struck by explosion

Partial road traffic opened on one lane of the Crimean Bridge late on Monday, Russian deputy prime minister Marat Khusnullin said on his Telegram channel, almost 24 hours after it was struck by two explosions.

“Motor transport on the Crimean Bridge has been restored in reverse mode on the most outer right lane,” Khusnullin wrote on Monday according to Reuters.

Damage to the Crimea Bridge after Monday’s attack. Photograph: Reuters

However, ferry operations were suspended early on Tuesday, due to bad weather, Russian agencies reported, citing the Moscow-backed emergency situations ministry of Crimea.

Early on Monday two explosions damaged the bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge or Kerch Strait Bridge, connecting Crimea to mainland Russia, killing two people and closing the main conduit for Russian road traffic to the occupied peninsula.

Moscow called it a “terrorist” strike by Ukrainian sea drones though Kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the attack.