Blasts in Crimea, pro-Russia officials report Ukraine drone attack

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Source: Reuters

Residents of Russian-occupied Crimea reported an explosion near the bridge linking the peninsula to the Russian mainland early on Saturday, but a Russia-installed official in the region denied the bridge had come under attack.

Other pro-Russian officials in occupied areas of Ukraine said the explosions were linked to an attack by Ukrainian drones. Some reports said a tanker sailing under a Russian flag sustained damage.

Ukraine made no statement on those reports.

Traffic was halted on the bridge in the early morning, the third such stop in the past 24 hours.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/crimea-residents-hear-blast-russia-installed-official-says-unrelated-bridge-2023-08-04/