Russian media has accused Ukraine of launching a British supplied “Storm Shadow missiles” to attack the Chongar bridge in Crimea in the north of the annexed peninsula.
Sergey Aksyonov, Russian-installed leader of Moscow-controlled Crimea said that Ukraine fired missiles at the Chongar bridge.
Writing on Telegram Aksyonov said, “The enemy launched a missile strike in the area of the Chongar bridge in the north of Crimea.”
He added, “There is damage to the roadbed of the automobile bridge, repair work is already beginning. There are no victims.”
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He then claimed that most of the missiles were shot down but one, however a gas pipeline has also been hit in Crimea.
Окупаційний голова Криму підтвердив влучання по Чонгарському мосту. Є пошкодження дорожнього полотна. https://t.co/yy5trTLj0d pic.twitter.com/nOCt7333P8
— ҐРУНТ (@grntmedia) August 6, 2023
The pipeline, located at the Arabat Spit Henichesk, is on fire after the missile strike and 20,000 people in the annexed peninsula are without gas.
Moscow-installed acting governor of the occupied Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo said the repairs on the pipeline should be completed within the next two days.
Saldo said, “It will take some time to restore gas supply specifically in the direction of Genichesk, because more than 20,000 residents were left without gas.”
Chongar Bridge 🌉🔥 pic.twitter.com/4Z3lIG6LUU
— MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) August 6, 2023
Ukrainian officials have now bought the war to the Black Sea and Russian ports are now legitimate targets and any Russian ship will be considered to be carrying military cargo and will be attacked.
Under the order of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine all ships will be sent to ports of the Russian Federation including those which are occupied by the Russians.
In a statement on the website of Derzhhydrographiya of the State Maritime and River Transport Service reads, “War risk area. The water area of the internal and external roads of the ports of Anapa, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik, Tuapse, Sochi, Taman.”
More shots of the Chongar bridge pic.twitter.com/JYprILUIFU
— Feher_Junior (@Feher_Junior) August 6, 2023
President Volodymyr Zelesnky has warned Moscow that they will “take back” the whole of the occupied annexed peninsula of Crimea.
President Zelensky said, “The challenge is to take back all of Crimea, because it is our sovereign territory.
“The Crimean bridge is not just a logistical route. It is a route used to speed up the war with ammunition, and this is done daily, and it is militarizing the Crimean peninsula.
“For us, for obvious reasons, this is an enemy facility built outside the law, outside international laws and all applicable norms, so it is clear that this is our target.”
