By Sunday at 14:00 local time, queues for vehicles crossing the Crimean bridge from the Krasnodar region reached about 8 kilometers, with delays of up to five hours, according to a report from Nikolay Lukashenko, the Minister of Transport for the Republic of Crimea, shared on Telegram.
Lukashenko added that motorists traveling from Crimea should expect roughly a 20-minute wait at the bridge, while the number of checkpoints at the entry from the Kuban has been increased. Some staff were reassigned to Krasnodar on behalf of Crimea to help manage the flow.
On Saturday, traffic congestion stretched from the Kuban toward the Crimean Bridge to about 9 kilometers. To clear the queue, inspection lines and security forces intensified their operations, and drinking water was distributed to drivers and passengers. The Ministry of Transport cited the surge in the number of pursuing vehicles and their luggage as the primary factor for the backlog, which led to more posts and longer shifts for inspections managed by the UVO divisions of the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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Note: This summary consolidates official briefings and frontline observations to give a clearer picture of traffic dynamics around key border infrastructure in the region. Marked citations provide attribution where applicable and reflect the information available from transit authorities and regional media.