The illegally built bridge across the Kerch Strait is part of the military infrastructure of the Russian Federation and creates opportunities for maintaining nuclear weapons in Crimea.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Ukrinform: Kerch bridge allows Russia to maintain nuclear weapons in Crimea
Russian authorities blocked passage under the Kerch bridge with a freight carrier on Nov. 25, 2018.
Since then, Russia has said it lifted the blockade but shipping to and from the Ukrainian Azov Sea ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk has been strangled by lengthy and expensive delays as Russian authorities continue to carry out arbitrary checks.
