Why is Kerch Bridge attack significant?

Source: The post is based on the article “Why is Kerch Bridge attack significant?”  published in The Hindu On 21st July 2023

What is the News?

The Kerch Bridge has come under attack. One section of the bridge was damaged in what the Russians called an attack by two Ukrainian sea drones.

What is Kerch Bridge?

Source: Guardian

The Kerch Bridge also known as the Crimean Bridge was built by Russia after it invaded and de-facto annexed the peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. 

The bridge links the Russian mainland to the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea.

The bridge is a vital supply route for goods heading to the Crimean Peninsula from Russia.

What is Kerch Strait?

Kerch Strait is a strait in Eastern Europe. 

It connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia’s Krasnodar Krai in the east.

The most important harbor, the Crimean city of Kerch, gives its name to the strait, formerly known as the Cimmerian Bosporus.

It has also been called the Straits of Yenikale after the Yeni-Kale fortress in Kerch.