Explosion rocks Kerch Bridge - Putin’s ‘lifeline’ to Crimea - as Ukraine steps up attacks

Day 1,196.


Today, while fighting continues around the area of Pokrovsk,
Ukraine claims yet another attack on crucial Russian
infrastructure. This time, it is the Kerch Bridge, which connects
Russia to Crimea that was hit with underwater explosives.
Meanwhile, in Istanbul yesterday, the Russia and Ukrainian
delegations continue to be at a deadlock, despite agreeing on an
exchange of POWs.


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Explosion rocks Kerch Bridge to Crimea


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/03/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news5291/


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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/02/putin-offers-ukraine-truce-surrenders-regime-change/


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