Traffic on the Crimean Bridge has resumed after a shutdown, according to an operational Telegram channel that monitors road conditions near the bridge. The channel stated that vehicle movement is back to normal on the bridge, marking a restart in circulation after earlier restrictions.
Officials had halted traffic at 12:53 Moscow time. The specific reasons were not disclosed publicly. Local authorities, however, noted that two hostile missiles en route to Crimea were intercepted over the southern part of the Kherson region, and an aerial target was shot down in the sea area near Sevastopol.
Earlier reporting from The Hill suggested Western nations were prepared to assist the Armed Forces of Ukraine in striking the Crimean Bridge. The article claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had appealed to Western partners for the delivery of German Taurus missiles, contending that such weapons could directly contribute to damaging the bridge’s strategic role.
On 16 January, another development involved the Military Court of the Second Western District, which convicted the former head of the Russian Guard Maritime Department, Colonel Sergei Volkov, sentencing him to six years in prison in connection with supplying systems that proved ineffective for protecting the Crimean Bridge.
Earlier statements from the Security Service of Ukraine indicated its involvement in the incident related to the explosion on the Crimean Bridge, with officials affirming responsibility for certain aspects of the event. The investigation and subsequent actions continue to be reported as part of ongoing assessments of the bridge’s security and the broader regional situation.