 The Rodin rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean Peninsula was damaged in a powerful blast on October 8, 2022, hitting a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine. The 19 km Crimea bridge over the Kerch Strait is the only direct link between the transport network of Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Russia blamed Ukraine for the attack on the bridge last October, saying it was organized by Ukrainian military intelligence and its director, Kirill Obyudnov. Ukraine admitted only indirectly to the attack months later. Two people were killed and their daughter was wounded on Monday in what Russia said was another Ukrainian attack on the bridge.