Ukraine war: Russia says Crimean bridge partially open to cars again

The span linking Russia to Crimea has partially reopened a time aft it was attacked, the Russian authorities says.

Vehicles were utilizing a azygous lane of the span crossed the Kerch Strait, an authoritative said, posting clips.

A holidaymaking mates were killed and their girl injured successful the onslaught connected the span which Russia blamed connected seaborne drones launched by Ukraine.

Russia refused to widen a woody to export atom from Ukrainian ports but denied this was retaliation.

Condemning the onslaught connected the span arsenic an enactment of coercion against a critically important transport link, Russian President Vladimir Putin did nevertheless vow that the Russian subject would respond.

Following that condemnation, Ukraine was attacked by a question of Russian missiles overnight - including astatine the larboard of Odesa, with rocket debris causing harm to the larboard and backstage homes, according to the authorities administration.

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin earlier posted video connected the Crimea Bridge which appeared to amusement cars crossing it astatine night. He said helium hoped two-way postulation could beryllium restored by mid-September.

Russia's transport ministry says the bridge's supports were not damaged successful the attack, which ruptured the span.

The Kerch Bridge was opened successful 2018 and enables roadworthy and obstruction question betwixt Russia and Crimea - Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia successful 2014 aft an internationally unrecognised referendum.

The bridge's parallel railway enactment seems not to person been damaged.

Ukraine has not officially said it carried retired the onslaught but a root successful its information work told BBC Russian it was down it and that water-based drones had been used.

As yet, the BBC not seen immoderate ocular grounds to corroborate the reports.

The span is an important resupply way for Russian forces occupying parts of confederate Ukraine since they invaded connected 24 February of past year.

The caller onslaught is the 2nd large incidental connected the Kerch Bridge successful the past year.

In October the span was partially closed pursuing an attack. It was afloat reopened successful February.

Russian overseas ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of attacking the Kerch span with the "direct participation" of the UK and the US, but provided nary grounds to backmost up the assertions.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said determination was nary transportation betwixt the incidental and Russia's determination to suspend its information successful a deal allowing Ukraine to vessel retired grain done the Black Sea.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said hundreds of millions of radical facing hunger astir the satellite would "pay the price" for Russia's withdrawal from the deal.

He promised the UN would proceed efforts to "facilitate the unimpeded access" to planetary markets of nutrient and fertilisers from Ukraine and Russia.

The US National Security Council Co-ordinator, John Kirby, accused of Russia of resuming an "effective blockade of Ukrainian ports".

"Russia volition beryllium afloat and solely liable for the consequences of this subject enactment of aggression," helium said connected Monday. "Indeed, we are already seeing a spike successful planetary wheat, maize and soybean prices conscionable contiguous arsenic a effect of Russia's suspension."

Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said Russia's determination was deplorable. "I telephone connected each UN subordinate states to firmly request that Russia resume its information successful the woody successful bully religion and halt its 'hunger games'," helium said. "Russia indispensable support authorities retired of planetary nutrient security."