The British Defense Ministry assessed the capacity of Crimea bridge seriously decreased after the explosion, the risk of impacting the Russian forces in southern Ukraine.

The two floors of one side of the collapsed car lane have a length of approximately 250 m.

It is unclear the level of damage to the rail lane of the Crimea Bridge, but any serious interruption with this route can significantly affect the ability to maintain Russian forces in southern Ukraine, which is inherent.

The rail lane of the Crimea Bridge came into operation in June 2020.

Russia has not commented on the British Defense Department's report.

Russian helicopters stamping the fire after the explosion on the Crimea bridge on October 8.

Russian officials informed the bomb installed in the cargo truck when the car moved on the Crimea Bridge, causing an explosion that damaged a part of the building.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin announced that divers would check the damage of the Crimea Bridge after the explosion.

At least three people were killed in the explosion, the body of a man and a woman was brought up, most likely they sat in the car near the truck exploded.

The Russian Investigation Agency determined that the owner of the truck exploded on the Crimea Bridge was a resident of Krasnodar, southern Russia, and deployed forces to search the man's house.

Some Russian officials believe that Ukraine is behind the explosion on the Crimea Bridge.

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Traffic via Crimea bridge on cars and railway lanes was suspended after the explosion.

The Kerch strait bridge was started in 2015, after Russia merged the Crimea peninsula, and completed in 2018. The bridge worth billions of dollars connecting the Crimea peninsula with the Krasnodar region in southwest of Russia.

After opening a military campaign at the end of February, Russia used this bridge to transport armor, weapons and ammunition to southern Ukraine.

The satellite photo of the US company shows the sections on the crimea's car lane collapsed after the explosion and the fire on the rail lane.

Russia said the bomb exploded on the road and railway bridges connecting the Crimea peninsula to the Krasnodar region in southwestern Russia, causing great fire.