Kerch Bridge, Crimea
The number of vessels near the site is half of what it was a month ago. It’s not clear what happened to the others.
A Crimean bridge is a point of contention between Russia e Ukraine, since the times when there was no talk of war on this scale.
Not end of 2019, this Church Bridge was inaugurated. Links Russia to Crimea. It was entirely built by Russia, which has occupied Crimea since 2014. In the first year, it was estimated that 14 million passengers and 13 million tons of cargo would pass through (forecasts made before the pandemic).
From an early stage, it led to reactions from the Government of Ukraine, which initiated a criminal case, alleging a violation of international laws due to the construction of the bridge without authorization from Kiev.
During the war, the structure became a important crossing pointsupply, for the Russian military in Ukraine.
As expected, this bridge also became target of Ukrainian attacksespecially in the fall of and later in the middle of .
It continues to be one of the central points in the conflict and, therefore, and because of the Ukrainian attacks, Russia began to protect otherwise the Kerch bridge.
Already this year, between July and August, the Kremlin ordered the placement of 34 vessels in the water, in that area between the Azov Sea and the Black Sea.
However, in just a month, the number of vessels reduced to practically half.
He highlights that satellite images show that, on November 8th, 34 vessels were there.
However, a month later, on December 8th (last Sunday), and also thanks to satellite images, it is seen that there is only 18 vessels in the same area.
It is not known what happened, or where, the other 16 vessels went.
Also don’t know whySuddenly, there was this clear “letting of guard” by Russia in that area.
Just last Friday, Ukraine launched air and sea drones precisely in the port city of Kerch, very close to the bridge – where traffic was temporarily stopped.
