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

24 May, 2023 Wednesday
15:55

On Wednesday, 24 May, Russian occupiers blocked traffic on the Crimean bridge due to "exercises". At the same time, local telegram channels published a video with smoke over the bridge. 

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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.

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