With Ukraine aiming to deal a decisive blow to Russian forces, the bridge is a key target.
International affairs correspondent
There aren't many ways for Moscow to reinforce its troops in Crimea and the southern Kherson region. The Kerch bridge is one of the most important. Logistics hubs across the south have been repeatedly hit using long-range weapons supplied by Ukraine's Western backers. "We inflict effective, painful and precise blows and bleed the occupier, for whom the lack of ammunition and fuel will sooner or later become fatal," she said.
Despite predictions that repairs could last well into this summer, work on the damaged road spans was apparently concluded within two months, an indication of the importance Moscow attached to getting the bridge up and running again.
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