Nearly 2000 cars are in traffic jam before Kerch Bridge – Monitoring

In front of the Kerch Bridge, which leads from Russia to the occupied Ukrainian Peninsula of Crimea, a traffic jam of almost 2000 cars was formed. About it reports the monitoring channel controlled by the Russian Federation on the situation on the bridge.

“There are 1350 vehicles from Taman. Waiting for more than three hours. There are 630 vehicles from Kerch. Waiting for more than two hours, ”the message reads.

Earlier, the Russian head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov announced an increase in the number of observation points at the entrance to the Kerch Bridge. According to the official, volunteers will also be on the ground.

In January, the Russian authorities introduced passport control for travel by the Kerch Bridge.

The Kerch Bridge is strategically important for Russia, both for the supply of occupied Crimea and for transportation of live power, equipment and weapons to continue the war against Ukraine.

At the beginning of March, the Commander of the Navy of Ukraine, Viecadmiral Alexei Shepapa, in an interview with The Guardian stated that Ukraine could hit the Kerch Bridge for the third time. In an interview with Radio Liberty Crimea.