Why blowing up the Crimea bridge is a double blow for Putin  —  Until now an attack on the Kerch bridge seemed unthinkable - for both practical and political reasons  —  Just before dawn on Saturday morning, a security camera filmed two lorries and two cars driving west on the Crimea road bridge.

Crimea bridge blast damages key Russian supply route; 3 dead  —  An explosion caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia on Saturday, damaging a key supply artery for the Kremlin's faltering war effort in southern Ukraine.  Three people were killed in the blast, Russian authorities said.

The Crimea bridge explosion prompts calls for revenge from Russian hard-liners.  —  Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images … Blast on key bridge linking Crimea with Russia deals blow to Moscow's war effort.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — A fireball consumed two sections …

Crimea Bridge Explosion Disrupts Crucial Supply Route for Russian Forces  —  Russian officials blame Kyiv; Ukrainian officials have repeatedly threatened to hit the 12-mile bridge  —  Video: Massive Explosion Destroys Part of Russia's Crimea Bridge  —  Created with sketchtool.

Explosion hits Crimean Bridge, damaging Russian supply route to Ukraine  —  KYIV, Ukraine — A giant explosion ripped across the Crimean Bridge, a strategic link between mainland Russia and Crimea, in what appeared to be a stunning blow early Saturday morning to a symbol of President Vladimir Putin's ambitions to control Ukraine.