On 12 August, the bridge was the target of a missile attack. The bridge was fully reopened on 14 October. Another explosion occurred on 3 June 2025 near the support pillars, but by evening traffic returned to normal. Ukraine claimed responsibility for all three explosions.OverviewThe Crimean Bridge, also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch Bridge, is a pair of parallel bridges, one for a four-lane road and one for a double-track railway, spanning the between the had been considered since the early 20th century. During World War II the German built a over the strait. Finis. After the annexation, Russian officials looked at various options for connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland, including a tunnel, but eventually settled on a bridge. The bridge spans the between the.