There Were A Series Of Explosions Near The Crimean Bridge
- 3.05.2025, 8:44
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On the night of May 3, explosions erupted in occupied Crimea as Russians blocked the Crimean Bridge due to a missile threat, with the area soon becoming noisy. Explosions also occurred in Rostov and Krasnodar region.
"Focus" gathered information about the night explosions that went off in Crimea.
At 00:40 hours, local channels informed that the Russians blocked the Crimean bridge.
Around 01:00 hours, Russian Telegram channels reported about the active work of air defense forces across Crimea. After a while, they specified that explosions were heard in Kerch and urged Russians not to panic, assuring that air defense forces were working.
Explosions were also heard in Feodosia.
At around 01:14 hours, Russian monitors warned of a missile threat to Crimea, particularly Sevastopol.
The monitors soon released footage of explosions heard near Kerch, near the Crimean Bridge.
Ukrainian monitoring channel "Pandora's Box" clarified shortly that preliminary information suggests there are "arrivals" in Kerch, and showed footage showing the fire.
The local Crimean Wind publc reported that at least 7 loud explosions were heard in Kerch.
The aftermath of the attack and other details regarding the explosions that went off near the Crimean Bridge have not yet been established. An air alert in the occupied region continues.
The explosions were not only in Crimea
It was noisy this night not only in Crimea. According to local blogs, explosions also went off in Russia's Rostov, where authorities said that falling UAV debris caused roofs of private homes to catch fire, forcing residents to be evacuated.
A series of explosions, of which locals counted at least 10, also went off in the town of Taman in Russia's Krasnodar region. A fire went up there, footage of which was circulated by public relations groups.
The air alert in Russia and occupied Crimea is still ongoing. The consequences of the attack are being clarified, there is no official information about the strikes on Russian facilities yet.