There have been further reports of blasts in Crimea overnight, with Russian authorities in the occupied peninsula closing a key bridge Thursday morning.
All traffic was suspended on the Crimean bridge, linking the Russian-occupied peninsula with the Russian mainland, for four hours this morning before it was reopened. No reason was given for the closure.
Russia's Defense Ministry said it had destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones over Crimea this morning, although it's unknown whether it was connected to the bridge closure.
Following reports of blasts near the Crimean town of Yevpatoriya in the early hours of Thursday, Ukraine confirmed it had targeted the site of a Russian missile "surface-to-air" missile system.
The latest incident in Crimea follows a largescale attack on a shipyard in Sevastopol, the home of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, on Wednesday. Ukraine said it had seriously damaged two Russian military vessels and port infrastructure.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was asked Wednesday if Russia will win the war against Ukraine. "We have no other options," Shoigu said.