Russian occupiers block traffic on Crimean bridge in the morning and announce exercises

Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to the occupying head of Crimea, announced the closure of the crossing.

He noted that it was a "planned exercise", and at 11:08 a.m. the bridge was reopened.

At the same time, local telegram channels published a video showing smoke rising over the bridge.

On 20 May, an occupier's attack helicopter was damaged in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The incident occurred at the Kacha airfield near Sevastopol.