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The unmanned drones were hit last night by vessels of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n
The crossing was closed and large traffic jams were seen on either side of the bridge.<\/p>\n
Rybar, a Telegram channel, claimed that one of the drones may have been seeking to target Russian patrol ship Inquisitive, claimed.<\/p>\n
They claimed the sea drone \u201ctried to hide among the ships at anchorage\u201d in the Kerch Strait, but was spotted and exploded.<\/p>\n
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Russia\u2019s Kerch bridge, which cost $3.7 billion, has been the target of many attacks from Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Back in October, a bomb concealed in a truck exploded on the bridge, causing major damage.<\/p>\n
Later in July, a specially developed kamikaze drone called Sea Baby, which was loaded with 850kg of explosives, caused structural damage to the crossing.<\/p>\n
As Ukraine\u2019s counter-offensive rolls on, Kyiv has begun employing drones in inventive ways.<\/p>\n
The kamikaze missions follow Ukraine allegedly destroying a fleet of Russian warplanes with \u201ccardboard\u201d drones.<\/p>\n
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