"Missile Interception and Bridge Halt: Tensions Escalate in Crimea"

Russian-installed authorities in Crimea reported intercepting a cruise missile near Kerch and briefly halting traffic on the Kerch bridge. The missile was Ukrainian, according to authorities in the nearby Russian region of Rostov, and its debris damaged buildings. Attacks on Russian regions and Crimea have become common during the war in Ukraine, but Kyiv has never openly taken responsibility. In a recent post, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister listed the attack on the Kerch bridge as one of the country's main achievements in the war. The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Lyman rose to nine.