Bridge traffic blocked in Crimea, explosions in Kerch

The Crimean Wind Telegram channel and Russia's operational channel of the highway information center reported on the situation on the road approaches to the Crimean bridge.

The Russian-installed authorities informed about the blocking of the bridge at 4:17 a.m. 

“Vehicular traffic on the Crimean Bridge is temporarily blocked. Those who are on the bridge and in the inspection area are asked to remain calm and follow the instructions of transport security officers,” the message said.

At 6:40 a.m., the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported loud sounds of explosions in Kerch near the Zatoka shipyard, as well as a fire in the Kerch suburb of Arshyntseve.

A few minutes later, the same Telegram channel added, citing information from subscribers, that Ukrainian naval drones were advancing in the Kerch Strait, and “the Z-military (Russian forces - ed.) is attempting to destroy them from the sea, the shore, and the air.”

Traffic on the Crimean bridge resumed at about 9:30 a.m.

There is no official information from the Ukrainian side at this time. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported at 6:02 a.m. that “the crews of the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Black Sea, which were heading for the Crimean peninsula.”

The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported that on the night of December 6, air defense systems shot down one drone over the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea. 

Additionally, the Russian Ministry of Defense once again stated that “attempts by the Kyiv regime to conduct terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets in the Russian Federation had been stopped.” A total of 33 Ukrainian UAVs were reported to have been shot down. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, drones were intercepted not only in the temporarily occupied Crimea but also over the territories of Voronezh, Kursk, and Belgorod regions.