Satellite Photos Reveal Railway Damage from Crimea Bridge Strike

A second strike by Ukraine last month on the strategically vital Kerch Strait Bridge damaged its crucial railway, contrary to Russian claims that the attack affected only the roadway on spans of the structure, satellite photos obtained by Newsweek reveal.

Data and satellite images sent exclusively to Newsweek by Molfar, a global open-source intelligence community, dated on July 17 and 23, show damage to railroad parts of the bridge. They also show a group of cars concentrated near those damaged parts, which researchers believe to be transport repair workers and equipment.

The Kerch Strait…