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.
Russian general who ran Ukraine war fired - report
... On the day he was appointed, the bridge over the Kerch Strait was attacked, and weeks later he ordered a retreat from the city of Kherson...
Ukraine war: Crimea bridge targeted by missiles, Russia says
... Crimea s Russia-appointed governor Sergei Aksyonov later said that a third rocket had been shot down over the Kerch Strait...
Ukraine war: Russia hits blood transfusion centre, says Zelensky
... Russian maritime officials said the engine room of the Sig tanker was damaged in the attack in the Kerch Strait...
Russia says tanker hit in Ukrainian attack near Crimea
... Tass said the vessel s engine room was damaged in the overnight strike in the Kerch Strait...
Ukraine war: Russia strikes Ukraine grain after ending sea deal
... " 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...
Ukraine war: Russia says Crimean bridge partially open to cars again
... Vehicles were using a single lane of the bridge across the Kerch Strait, an official said, posting clips...
Russia renews missile attacks on Ukrainian cities
... 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...
Inside the centre dedicated to combating unseen war threats
... 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: Russia hits blood transfusion centre, says Zelensky
By Jaroslav LukivBBC News
A Russian guided air bomb has hit a Blood Transfusion centre in north-eastern Ukraine , killing and injuring people, Ukraine 's president has said.
Volodymyr Zelensky said rescuers were now trying to tackle a blaze after The Strike on The Kupiansk community in The Kharkiv region on Saturday Night .
" Defeating terrorists is a matter of honour for everyone who values life, " he added.
Russia has So Far not publicly commented on The reported attack.
In a post on Social Media , Mr Zelensky described The Perpetrators as " beasts" who were seeking to " destroy everything that simply allows to live".
" This Was crime alone says everything about Russian aggression, " He Said .
He did not say how many people were killed and injured in The Attack .
The Bbc has not been able to immediately verify The Report .
The City of Kupiansk and nearby settlements were seized by Russian troops in The First few days of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine , launched in February 2022.
The area was liberated during a lightning-quick Ukrainian counter-offensive last September.
President Zelensky also said that on Saturday Russia separately carried out a missile attack, targeting an aeronautical company run by group Motor Sich in The western Khmelnytskyi region.
The Russian strikes come after Moscow accused Ukraine of hitting a Russian tanker with 11 crew members in The Black Sea - The Second such sea drone attack in as many days.
Russian maritime officials said The engine room of The Sig tanker was damaged in The Attack in The Kerch Strait . No-one was injured.
The Kerch Strait connects The Black Sea and The Sea of Azov, separating Crimea - Ukraine 's peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014 - and Russia's Taman Peninsula .
Ukraine has not publicly commented. But a Ukrainian security service source told The Bbc a sea drone had been used.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
