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Loud Sounds Heard Near Crimea's Kerch Had Nothing to Do With Crimean Bridge - Official

© Sputnik / Konstantin Mikhalchevsky / Go to the mediabank Large landing ship of the Russian Navy near the Crimean bridge. BDK transport civilian vehicles at the Kerch ferry. The Crimean bridge was damaged due to an attack at night by two Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Traffic has been temporarily suspended.

Large landing ship of the Russian Navy near the Crimean bridge. BDK transport civilian vehicles at the Kerch ferry. The Crimean bridge was damaged due to an attack at night by two Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Traffic has been temporarily suspended. - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.08.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to Crimean head Sergey Aksyonov, said early Saturday that loud sounds heard by residents of the city of Kerch had nothing to do with the Crimean bridge.
"Loud sounds that Kerch residents heard an hour ago had nothing to do with the Crimean bridge. The attack threat alert has been sounded. After it is lifted, traffic will resume," Kryuchkov said on Telegram.
Kryuchkov added he could not confirm whether information on social media about explosions close to the bridge were true. The official recalled that an alert on the bridge sounds up to several times a day and asked residents not to escalate the situation as the information will be provided "immediately" in the event of emergencies.
The adviser further stated in a separate post on Telegram that "there was no direct attack on the Crimean bridge and no explosions in its vicinity."
He added that the bridge was closed for "the second or the third time today" due to a threat of an attack. The official reiterated that all services and ministries were in round-the-clock readiness in Crimea.
A cargo ship blocks a passage under the arch of the Crimean bridge over Kerch Strait in Russia, November 25, 2018 - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.07.2023
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