Crimea Rocked by Reported Explosions as Key Bridge Closed

Several explosions were heard around the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Sunday, according to reports, as officials temporarily closed a key bridge linking the peninsula to mainland Russia.

Russian air defense systems shot down one target close to the city its Russian-installed governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said in a post to Telegram on Sunday. There was no damage to the city's infrastructure, he said, attributing the attack to Ukraine.

Razvozhaev told Sevastopol residents to evacuate to their nearest air raid shelter. Local Telegram channels reported several explosions around the port city where Russia houses part of its Black Sea naval fleet.

Crimean authorities said that traffic across the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, was "temporarily blocked," but offered no additional details.

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