 Two people were killed and their daughter was seriously injured on July 17 after blasts on the Crimean Bridge, a major supply artery for Russian troops fighting in Ukraine and a prestige project that was personally opened by President Vladimir Putin. Reuters images from the scene showed no traffic crossing the 19-KM Road and Rail Bridge which links Russia to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Russian officials called it an emergency situation. Russia's Greyzone Channel, a telegram channel affiliated with the Wagner mercenary group, reported there were two strikes on the bridge at 3.04 a.m. and 3.20 a.m. The parents of a girl were killed and their daughter was injured in a passenger car. Sergey Aksyanov, a Russia-installed governor, said the emergency occurred on the 145th pillar of the bridge. He did not provide any further details. Russia blamed Ukraine for an attack on the bridge last October. Ukraine admitted only indirectly to the attack months later. The Crimean Peninsula has been a cherished vacation destination for Russians, especially after Moscow launched its invasion on Ukraine in 2022 and traveling to the West became much more difficult for Russians.