Kerch bridge
26-08-2023
12:08 PM
1 min read
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Overview:
The road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula was damaged in a powerful blast recently, hitting a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine.
About:
- The 19-km (12-mile) Crimea Bridge over the Kerch Strait is the only direct link between the transport network of Russia and the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
- The bridge is crucial for the supply of fuel, food and other products to Crimea, where the port of Sevastopol is the historic home base of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
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Kerch Strait
- The Kerch Strait is a crucial part of the regional grain trade connecting the Azov sea with the Black Sea.
Source : Indian Express