The road surface on the bridges was damaged. One Russian report referred to the 'barbarous shelling of civilian objects' in describing the bridge attack.Īcting Moscow-appointed supremo of the invaded Kherson region Vladimir Saldo said: 'According to a preliminary assessment, British Storm Shadow missiles were used. The crossing is the closest link from Crimea to Melitopol and is a key supply route for Vladimir Putin's forces to the disputed peninsula, and vice-versa.