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 says Crimean bridge partially open to cars again
By Emily McGarveyBBC News
The Bridge linking Russia to Crimea has partially reopened A Day after it was attacked, The Russian government says.
Vehicles were using a single lane of The Bridge across The Kerch Strait , an official said, posting clips.
A holidaymaking couple were killed and their daughter injured in The Attack on The Bridge which Russia blamed on seaborne drones launched by Ukraine.
Russia refused to extend a deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports but denied This Was retaliation.
Condemning The Attack on The Bridge as an act of terrorism against a critically important transport link, Russian President Vladimir Putin did however vow that The Russian military would respond.
Ukraine's Air Force has warned of overnight drone strikes by Russia on Odesa and other southern cities.
Posting video appearing to show cars crossing The Bridge at night, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said he hoped two-way traffic could be restored by mid-September.
Russia's transport ministry says The Bridge 's supports were not damaged in The Attack , which ruptured The span.
The Kerch Bridge was opened in 2018 and enables road and rail travel between Russia and Crimea - Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia in 2014 after an internationally unrecognised referendum.
The Bridge 's parallel railway line seems not to have been damaged.
Ukraine has not officially said 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.
As yet, The Bbc not seen any visual evidence to confirm The reports.
The Bridge is an important resupply route for Russian forces occupying parts of southern Ukraine since they invaded on 24 February of Last Year .
The new attack is The Second major incident on The Kerch Bridge in The Past year.
In October The Bridge was partially closed following an attack. It was fully reopened in February.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of attacking The Kerch bridge with The " direct participation" of The UK and The US, but provided no evidence to back up The assertions.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was No Connection between The Incident and Russia's decision to suspend its participation in a through The Black Sea.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said hundreds of millions of people facing hunger around The World would " pay The price" for Russia's withdrawal from The Deal .
He promised The UN would continue efforts to " facilitate The unimpeded access" to global markets of food and fertilisers from Ukraine and Russia.
The US National Security Council Co-ordinator, John Kirby , accused of Russia of resuming an " effective blockade of Ukrainian ports".
" Russia will be fully and solely responsible for The consequences of this military act of aggression, " He Said on Monday. " Indeed, We Are already seeing a spike in global wheat, corn and soybean prices just today as a result of Russia's suspension. "
Ukraine's Foreign Minister , Dmytro Kuleba , said Russia's decision was deplorable. " I call on all UN member states to firmly demand that Russia resume its participation in The Deal in Good Faith and stop its 'hunger games', " He Said . " Russia must keep politics out of global food security. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
