Ukraine said on Tuesday that it had hit the bridge connecting Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula with explosives planted underwater, in its third attack on the vital supply line for Moscow’s forces since the full-scale war began in 2022.

Senior Ukrainian officials visited Washington on Tuesday seeking U.S. support against Russia, as Kyiv showed its ability to fight on by setting off an explosive device under a bridge that has become a symbol of the Kremlin's claims on Ukrainian territory.

Ukraine on Tuesday again attacked the symbolic Crimea Bridge across the Kerch Strait, which connects the illegally annexed peninsula to the Russian mainland. The attack came 48 hours after Kyiv’s unprecedented assault on air bases deep inside Russian territory,