2025 Crimean Bridge explosion

2025 Crimean Bridge explosion
Part of the Crimea attacks during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Video of the explosion released by the SBU
Date3 June 2025
Time4:44 a.m. (UTC+03:00)
LocationCrimean Bridge
PerpetratorSecurity Service of Ukraine

On 3 June 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out an attack on the Crimean Bridge. The attack targeted the underwater supports of the bridge, with the SBU stating that the bridge had been mined over several months by its agents.

The SBU claimed that it used an amount of explosives equivalent to 1,100 kilograms of TNT. The operation was reportedly planned and coordinated personally by Head of SBU Vasyl Malyuk. Following the attack, an official Russian outlet reported that the bridge was temporarily closed until 7:00 a.m. and continues operating normally.