Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) claimed responsibility for the first time on July 26 for an explosion that badly damaged the bridge linking the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula with Russia in October 2022. The explosion, which Russian authorities said was caused by a truck bomb, left three people dead. Speaking on Ukrainian national television, SBU head Vasyl Malyuk said his agency was behind the attack. "It is one of our actions," he said, referring to the explosion on October 8. To read the original story by AP, click here.
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