Ukraine Update…509 days into the Russian move on Ukraine….The Crimea Bridge attack…..

Here’s what to know

• The Crimean Bridge, also called the Kerch Bridge, which carries road and rail traffic, was also the site of an explosion in October that required months of repairs. In the latest attack, Russia’s Transport Ministry said the roadway on the bridge was damaged but that the spans remained on their supports. Train traffic across the bridge was initially suspended but resumed early Monday local time. Russia’s only other land route to Crimea passes through contested Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces.
• The attack occurred at the height of Russia’s summer season. Crimea, which Moscow invaded and illegally annexed in 2014, has been a favorite holiday destination for Russians. Russian media identified the couple killed as Alexei Kulik, 40, and his wife, Natalya, 36. Their 14-year-old daughter, Angelina Kulik, who was injured in the attack, was hospitalized. The family was headed to Crimea for vacation.
• President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that the agreement brokered by Turkey and backed by the United Nations, which had helped sustain crucial food supplies to countries worldwide, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, was “being terminated” until its conditions are met…..

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image….A section of damaged roadway on the Crimean Bridge, which connects Russia to the occupied peninsula, following explosions on Monday. (Crimea24tv/Reuters)