Crimean Bridge traffic stopped due to ‘emergency:’ Russian-backed governor

Traffic was stopped at the Russian-built Crimean Bridge linking the Crimean peninsula to the Russian region of Krasnodar due to “an emergency” situation, Russia-installed Governor Sergei Aksyonov wrote on the Telegram messaging app early on Monday.

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Aksyonov did not provide any further detail.

The RBC-Ukraine news agency reported that explosions were heard on the bridge.

Reuters was not able to independently verify the reports.

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