Since Russia invaded and then annexed Crimea in 2014, Russia needed a way to provide an arterial re-supply route to the annexed area. At 12 miles long, the Kerch Bridge is the longest in Europe and comprises two parallel bridges – one a four-lane road bridge and the other a two-track rail link. Military analyst Sean Bell has stressed how the bridge provides a vital logistic supply route for Russian forces in southern Ukraine, so disrupting the bridge has a direct impact on Russian frontline capability
Kerch Bridge: The ‘vital’ logistic supply route for Russian forces in southern Ukraine
