The Crimea Bridge exploded on the 8th local time. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) pointed out that the explosion was organized by the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate and its director Kyrylo Budanov (pictured).

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The Crimea Bridge exploded on the 8th local time. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on the 12th that five Russians, three Ukrainian and Armenian citizens had been arrested in the explosion.

The FSB pointed out that the explosion was planned by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Intelligence Directorate and its director Kyrylo Budanov.

"Reuters" quoted the "Interfax" report as saying that the Russian Federal Security Service said that eight people, including five Russians and three Ukrainian and Armenian citizens, had been arrested in connection with the bombing of the Crimea bridge.

The FSB also pointed out that the bombing was organized by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Intelligence Directorate and its Director Budanov.

Ukraine has not officially confirmed its involvement in the bombing, but some Ukrainian officials have celebrated the blast.

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The 19-kilometer-long Crimea Bridge, a project commissioned by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018, is logistically critical to Russian military operations.

For the war in southern Ukraine, Russian troops also provided supplies through the bridge.

Recently, the Russian army launched a large-scale missile attack on a Ukrainian town. Putin said at a video conference of the Russian Security Council on the 10th local time that the airstrike was in retaliation for the bombing of the Crimea bridge, which he believed was a Organised by Ukrainian agents.