‘No choice’: Ukraine eyes Kerch bridge in Crimea for drone attack
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Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:00:18 +0300
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Third attack on Kerch bridge between Russia and occupied Crimea ‘inevitable’, say Ukraine’s military intelligence They have become a familiar sight in the skies above parts of Russia: long-range enemy drones, buzzing their way to another target.
In the biggest Ukrainian onslaught inside Russian territory since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion two years ago, Ukraine has in recent weeks carried out a series of attacks on Russian oil refineries and ports.
On Tuesday, it hit a refinery and drone factory in the industrial region of Tatarstan - more than 800 miles from the border.The Ukrainian spy agency behind these drone strikes has its eyes on another target: the 12-mile long Kerch bridge connecting occupied Crimea with Russia.
Senior officials from Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence service indicate it is plotting a third attempt on the bridge, after two previous attempts to blow it up, claiming its destruction is “inevitable”.
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