Crimean Bridge
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The Crimean Bridge, also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch Bridge, is a pair of parallel bridges, one for a four-lane road and one for a double-track railway, spanning the Kerch Strait between the T
The Crimean Bridge in 2019
The bridge in April 2018, with Tuzla Island at centre
Construction of supports and installation of the first spans of the railway bridge from the side of Kerch. At the same time, the construction site is backfilled and the assembly of the bridge arches begins.
Construction of the bridge pillars
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, occupied it, and then annexed it after an illegitimate referendum. This took place amid the uncertainty that immediately fo
Crimean Bridge
…the Kerch Strait between the Taman Peninsula of Krasnodar Krai in Russia and the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea. Built by the Russian Federation after its annexation of Crimea at the start of 2014, the bridge cost ₽227.92 billion (€3.23 billion) and has a length of 19 km (12 mi), making it the longest bridge in Europe and the…
Top: Unmarked Russian troops occupying Crimea, 3 March 2014. Bottom: Vladimir Putin signs the treaty of accession with Russian-installed Crimean leaders in Moscow, 18 March 2014.
Крым, Варламов, март 2014, 25
Euromaidan in Kyiv, 29 December 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in March 2014