Satellite images show kilometres-long traffic jams at Kerch Bridge in Crimea
Satellite images taken on 24 June show traffic jams stretching for over 10 km at the approaches to the Kerch Bridge, involving an estimated 1,500 vehicles.
Source: Skhemy, a Radio Liberty project, which published Planet Labs satellite images
Details: The traffic jams begin at the checkpoint before the bridge and extend to the area near the village of Ivanivka in the Kerch district.
Traffic on the bridge is regularly suspended due to missile alerts, air defence activity or the threat of attacks by Ukrainian naval drones.
Against the backdrop of a fuel shortage and power outages, Crimean residents are increasingly posting on social media about plans to leave the peninsula.
In addition, the occupation authorities have stepped up inspections at checkpoints, regularly paralysing both civilian and military logistics between the peninsula and Russia.
Background:
- In June, Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov predicted that temporarily occupied Crimea will soon become isolated due to Ukrainian drone strikes.
- Russian leader Vladimir Putin instructed his government and the Defence Ministry to "take measures to reduce to zero the consequences of Ukrainian attacks" on infrastructure.
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