Kyiv has fired ATACMS missiles at Crimea overnight on Monday, according to the head of a pro-Russian group operating in Ukraine.
Traffic on the main bridge linking the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea was temporarily halted as Moscow said Ukraine attacked the peninsula with U.S.-supplied missiles missiles.'Vehicle traffic on the Crimean Bridge is temporarily blocked,' a Telegram channel that posts regular updates on traffic on the Kerch Strait Bridge, said at 1:25 a.m. local time. Traffic has since reopened.The Kerch Strait Bridge serves as a key supply route for Russia's forces.
'Before this, an alarm was declared on the peninsula and the Crimean Bridge was blocked,' he added. 'Traffic on the bridge has now resumed.'The SHOT Telegram channel, a Russian channel that posts updates on the war, reported that explosions were heard in the Crimean city of Simferopol, and in Dzhankoy, which houses a military airfield operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces.Ukraine and Russia have yet to officially comment on the reported attack.
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