Moment Ukraine launch Crimea strike ‘that hit Russian vessel & missile launcher’ near Putin’s £3billion beloved bridge

THIS is the moment Ukraine launched a strike on Crimea that hit a missile launcher and ship near Vladimir Putin’s beloved bridge.

Kyiv also sent drones and bombs after the port, a ferry, and an air defence system next to the bridge as it seeks to clear the way for a direct strike.

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Ukraine launched an attack on Russian-occupied Crimea overnight[/caption]

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Footage caught by locals showed the missiles attacking targets[/caption]

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Fire blazed after a Ukrainian strike[/caption]

That £3billion Kerch bridge links Crimea to the Russian mainland and has been hit by Ukraine before.

One report said eight missiles had been downed – and it is not clear the extent of damage yet.

At least five kamikaze sea drones exploded in the Black Sea off Crimea on missions to attack Russian targets.

Footage caught by locals showed the missiles descending to the ground and Russian anti-air defences striking back.

One video captures loud bangs as the Ukrainian missiles explode.

The bridge was closed for four hours amid the assault, resulting in huge queues. 

It was still unclear if the ferry port – used for military transport after earlier strikes weakened the 12-mile bridge – had been damaged. 

“No information was immediately available as to the extent of the damage,” reported The Kyiv Independent.

“It was not immediately clear what boat was struck or whether it was a military target.”

In July last year, the specially developed homegrown marine kamikaze drone called Sea Baby loaded with 850 kg of explosives caused massive structural damage to the Crimean Bridge.

In October 2022, a bomb concealed in a truck exploded on the bridge, causing major damage.

Yet Russia has been able to continue using the crossing.

Ukraine has repeatedly vowed to destroy it. 

The strikes come as Ukraine advances inside Russia following its surprise offensive last week.

Kyiv is continuing to advance and humiliate Putin with the biggest Russian town captured since World War Two falling.

And last night a nuclear-capable Tu-22 bomber jet crashed in a massive fireball in the Irkutsk region, some 3,300 miles east of Moscow.

Footage caught a gigantic explosion that saw an enormous fireball fill the sky as the aircraft came down.

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Russia has built a bridge between the mainland and Crimea[/caption]

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Ukraine hit one building in the strike[/caption]

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