Ukraine has hit the Kerch Bridge, linking Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, below the water level with explosives.
The SBU, Kyiv's security service, released footage of the blast at Kerch Bridge (also known as the Crimean Bridge) on its social media channels on Tuesday, local time.
It said it had used 1,100 kilograms of explosives that were detonated early that morning, damaging underwater pillars of the bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine.
Russian authorities said on Telegram that the bridge's operation was suspended between 4am and 7am, local time.
It gave no reason for the temporary closure, but said the bridge had been reopened and was functioning as norma
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