Kerch Strait
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| Max. width | 15 km (9. 3 mi) |
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| Average depth | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Max. length | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Min. width | 3. 1 km (1. 9 mi) |
| Islands | Tuzla Island |
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| ID | 1152613 |
About Kerch Strait
The Kerch Strait is a strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai in the east. The strait is 3. 1 kilometres to 15 kilometres wide and up to 18 metres deep.
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... Crimea s Russia-appointed governor Sergei Aksyonov later said that a third rocket had been shot down over the Kerch Strait...
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... Russian maritime officials said the engine room of the Sig tanker was damaged in the attack in the Kerch Strait...
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... Tass said the vessel s engine room was damaged in the overnight strike in the Kerch Strait...
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... " Russia had called its initial attack on Odesa a " mass revenge strike" for an attack on the Russian-built bridge over the Kerch Strait linking occupied Crimea to Russia...
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... Vehicles were using a single lane of the bridge across the Kerch Strait, an official said, posting clips...
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... Melitopol and Berdyansk lie on a coastal route from Russia to Crimea seen as critical to the Russian military because the bridge over the Kerch Strait from Russia to occupied Crimea is largely avoided by supply lorries...
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... From October 2018 onwards, in order for Ukrainian ships to progress from their home ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk through the Kerch Strait and out into the Black Sea, they first had to queue for inspection by Russian officials...
Ukraine war: Crimea bridge targeted by missiles, Russia says
By Antoinette Radford & Graeme BakerBBC News
Two Ukrainian missiles have targeted a bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean Peninsula , Moscow says.
Unverified videos on Social Media show plumes of smoke rising near Kerch bridge. Russia's defence ministry said S-200 missiles had been used and shot down causing No Damage .
Ukraine has not commented on the alleged attack.
There have been at least two other attacks targeting The Bridge in The Past few months.
The Kerch bridge was opened in 2018 and enables road and rail travel between Russia and Crimea - Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia in 2014.
It is an important resupply route for Russian forces occupying parts of southern Ukraine.
Russia's defence ministry said that Ukraine had targeted the structure on Saturday at around 13:00 (10:00 GMT).
It identified the missiles used as S-200s - guided, Cold War-era surface-to-air weapons originally designed to destroy enemy aircraft that have apparently been adapted for ground-attack use.
The country's foreign ministry meanwhile said that " such barbaric actions. . will not go unanswered".
Crimea 's Russia-appointed governor Sergei Aksyonov later said that a third rocket had been shot down over the Kerch Strait .
Earlier on Saturday, Russia said it had shot down 20 Ukrainian drones near the peninsula.
An adviser to Mr Aksyonov said that traffic was halted and The Smoke was an intentional " screen" generated by the military.
While Kyiv has not confirmed The Attack , nor the weapons used, it would be the latest in A Number of Ukrainian attempts to damage The Bridge .
Last month, the Ukrainian website Euromaidan Press claimed that converted S-200 missiles had been used to attack The Bridge as well as two military targets in Russia's Rostov and Bryansk Oblasts.
Also last month, when The Bridge was struck by explosions.
Kyiv did not officially confirm it carried out The Attack , but a source in its security service told BBC Russian it was behind it and that water-based drones had been used.
And an explosion on The Bridge in October 2022 Still Remains a mystery.
Footage from The Time showed a huge fireball erupting as A Number of cars and lorries made their way across The Bridge .
The Bridge was partially closed. It was fully reopened in February.
Kyiv has repeatedly said it plans to retake Crimea and all territories seized by Russia since it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
