Why the Kerch bridge must fall
Vladimir Putin has hit back against Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' operation, which recently destroyed or damaged at least two dozen Russian bombers. Overnight, Russia fired 45 missiles and more than 400 drones at Ukrainian cities and apartment blocks. At least six people were killed, including three rescuers searching for survivors in Kyiv. More than a hundred civilians were injured across the country. Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, claimed the mass attack on 'military targets' was a response to the 'terrorist acts of the Kyiv regime'. But Ukraine is far from done; the Kerch bridge, which links the occupied Crimea to the Russian mainland, is high on the hit list.
This week, the Ukrainian secret service, the SBU, once again targeted the Kerch bridge.
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