Tensions Rise as Ukraine and Russia Accuse Each Other of Damaging Bridge to Crimea

Russian-installed authorities in occupied Ukraine accused Kyiv of striking a bridge linking the annexed Crimean peninsula to mainland Ukraine early Thursday. The attack was claimed to have been carried out by British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles. No injuries were reported in the strike. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned Tuesday that Ukrainian forces were planning to strike Crimea using Storm Shadows or U.S.-supplied HIMARS missiles. The Kremlin previously blamed Kyiv for an October 2022 explosion on the Crimean bridge, which links the peninsula to mainland Russia.