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Russians increase number of protective barges near the Kerch Bridge to 30
This is reported by the publication “Krym. Realii” publication with reference to Brady Afriсk, an analyst at the Foreign and Defense Policy Research Department of the American Enterprise Institute.
Russia continues to add barges along the Crimean Bridge to act as barriers against Ukraine's naval drones.
— Brady Africk (@bradyafr) July 22, 2024
The latest imagery of the bridge shows more than 30 barges nearby. pic.twitter.com/o2nghFoqmt
The analyst published satellite images of different periods on his account on the social network X. They show an increase in the number of security barriers by the end of July.
“Russia continues to add barges along the Crimean Bridge to act as barriers against Ukraine's naval drones. The latest imagery of the bridge shows more than 30 barges nearby,” Brady Afriсk wrote.
As reported, work on the surface defense of the bridge illegally built by Russia began on May 7, 2024, and continues to this day.
The Russians are creating an echeloned system of boom barriers to protect against attacks by Ukrainian naval drones.
Earlier, Ukrinform reported that new boom barriers were being built on the Kerch Bridge.