Moscow:
President Vladimir Putin vowed to retaliate on Monday after a Ukrainian attack on a bridge connecting Moscow-annexed Crimea to Russia killed two civilians and left their child injured.
“Last night another terrorist attack was committed on the bridge,” Vladimir Putin said on television.
“Of course there will be a response from Russia. The Ministry of Defense is preparing relevant proposals,” he added.
“From a military point of view, this is a senseless crime,” President Putin added.
He said the bridge has not been used for military transport for a “long time” and called for stricter security measures.
“I await specific proposals to enhance the security of this strategic, important transportation facility.”
Russian officials said a Ukrainian attack on the Moscow-built bridge killed a civilian couple and injured their child.
Moscow said two drones hit the bridge in the early hours of Monday, blaming “the Kiev regime”.
Commercial flights to Moscow-annexed Crimea have been suspended after the start of the offensive in Ukraine, and most Russian tourists usually drive across the bridge to Crimea.
The Ukrainian Navy and SBU security service carried out an overnight attack on the Russian-built bridge, a Ukrainian source told AFP.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told Putin that the bridge’s supporting structures were intact.
The bridge was already partially destroyed by a truck bombing in October 2022, which was attributed to Ukraine by Moscow but denied by Kiev.
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