Iran Press/ Europe: The attack on July 17 (July 26) damaged the Crimean bridge and, according to Russian officials, killed 2 civilians.
This was the second attack on the Crimean bridge since the beginning of the war.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has provided CNN with never-before-seen footage showing a first-person view from a naval drone that struck the Crimean Bridge on July 17.
This is the first time Kiyv has officially admitted to the attack, which took the lives of two civilians and injured their 14-year-old daughter.
Published by CNN on Tuesday, the SBU video depicts what the drone pilot called an 'experimental' craft moments before it strikes the concrete structure with around 850 kilograms of explosives. The footage was supplemented with CCTV recordings that show the moment of one drone's impact on the road section of the bridge and another blast hitting the railway section several minutes later.
The attack, which Russian officials declared an act of terrorism, caused significant damage to the road lanes of the bridge which connects mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula.
In a statement to the outlet, the head of the SBU, Vasily Malyuk, said the development of maritime drones, which he called ‘Sea Babies’, was carried out independently by the security services in an underground facility without the participation of private companies. He noted that development of the drones began shortly after Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. 219
