Ukraine says it hit Crimea bridge with underwater explosives

Kyiv's security service says it it used more than 1,000kg of TNT to mine the supports of Russia's Kerch Bridge.

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The SBU said its agents had "mined the supports" of the bridge with 1,100kg of explosives which "severely damaged" the bottom level of the supports.

The "first explosive device" was activated early Tuesday morning "without any civilian casualties", the SBU added. The information shared by the SBU could not be immediately verified.

Russian media initially said the bridge was briefly closed to traffic but that it had reopened by 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT).

However, later in the day, local authorities warned the bridge was closed again.