"Beijing**" correspondent Zhu Yuehong) CCTV news, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on the evening of March 3 that the Russian Air Force shot down a total of 38 Ukrainian unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the Crimea area on the evening of the 4th. The Ukrainian side has not yet reacted.
Just in recent days, on March 3 and 4, the bridges in Crimea were closed twice. Advisers to the Crimean leader said in a statement on Wednesday morning that some roads on a road in Crimea would be temporarily controlled.
Ukraine's independent television reported that a violent ** billowing black smoke rose next to an oil warehouse in Feodosia, on the southeast coast of Crimea. The Crimean bridge, about 110 kilometers from Feodosia, has been reopened a few hours after its closure. In the early morning of March 4, the bridges in Crimea were closed again, but it was not explained why.
The Russian Ministry of Defense did not comment on the report, but it announced on March 3 that the Russian Air Force destroyed a total of 38 Ukrainian unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the vicinity of Crimea on the night of the 2nd and the morning of the 3rd. So far, there have been no reports of ground damage or personnel from the Russian side. The Ukrainian side has not yet reacted.
Ukraine is constantly pressuring its allies to provide more arms. Recent events, such as drone attacks, have made tensions more strained, while also highlighting Ukraine's need for more military support from Western countries, according to foreign countries. Ukraine continues to rely on arms from Western countries, while the war continues, the U.S. $6 billion military support program has been slow to progress, and Ukrainian forces are facing a shortage of ammunition.
In addition, at the end of last month, Russia's Vladimir Putin declared Crimea part of Russian territory on the website of his official residence, according to the March 4 guide of the Japanese broadcasting organization. Against this background, Ukraine looks ready for a further attack on the Crimean bridge.
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war on February 24, 2022,
Ukraine has carried out several attacks on Crimea, as well as on Crimean bridges.
The bridges in Crimea have already been attacked twice. On October 8 of this year, a truck was on a bridge over the Crimean bridge**, causing seven fuel tanks on a railway bridge parallel to the road bridge**, causing local damage to the bridge, killing four people. A year later, in the early morning of July 17 of this year, the bridge was again **, resulting in two deaths and one injury.
Several Ukrainian officials have confirmed Ukraine's attack on the Crimean bridge this year, after another attack on the Crimean bridge. Ukraine** Zelensky made it clear on July 21 next year that the Crimean bridge is a "legitimate target" that needs to be dismantled.
The Crimean Bridge is the longest bridge in Europe, it is 19 km long and includes two parallel bridges and a railway bridge. Russia has gained control of the Crimean Peninsula since 2014, and the Crimean Bridge is an important transport hub from the Crimean Peninsula to Russia's Kradar Krai, as well as an important point in the war against Ukraine on the territory of Ukraine.