The Crimea Bridge, a key supply line for Russian troops in Ukraine, was damaged in an "emergency" situation which killed two people and injured a child, Russian officials said on Monday, while Ukrainian media reported blasts on the bridge, APA reports citing Reuters.
Traffic was stopped from using the Russian-built bridge linking Russia to Crimea, said Russian officials.
Governor Sergei Aksyonov, said the emergency occurred on the 145th pillar of the bridge which links the Crimean peninsula to the Russian region of Krasnodar. He did not provide any further details.