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The Crimean Bridge (also known as the Kerch Bridge) is a critical piece of infrastructure that connects Crimea to Russia. It connects civilians to the bigger country and allows Russia to transfer supplies and military equipment to the region. More than a half year into the war, Ukraine still has not targeted it. Why not? This video gives ten explanations, digging deeper into the underlying strategy of the conflict.
0:00 Why The Crimean Bridge Is Important
1:14 Military Difficulty
3:49 One-Time Cost
6:10 Tit-for-Tat Retaliation
7:29 Monitoring and Intelligence
8:31 Escape Route
9:33 Population Sorting
10:49 Civilian Casualties
11:12 Maintaining Moderates
13:29 Ukraine Wants the Bridge
14:43 Negotiated Settlement
16:59 Bonus Content
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Images licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/):
From President of Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=391z2Of6uxI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tozpv9_l00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqRsyh5aV5g
http://www.president.gov.ua/en/photos/uchast-prezidenta-v-urochistostyah-z-nagodi-dnya-konstituciy-533
From Kremlin.ru:
http://kremlin.ru/news/20604
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50154
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50385
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/55644
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/56741
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/56750
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57436
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57472
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60490
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/62275
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/62388
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/63753
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69247
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/trips/69309
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/trips/69318
From Rosavtodor.ru:
http://rosavtodor.ru/about/upravlenie-fda/upravlenie-stroitelstva-i-ekspluatatsii-avtomobilnykh-dorog/transportnyy-perekhod-cherez-kerchenskiy-proliv/novosti/301381
https://rosavtodor.ru/about/upravlenie-fda/upravlenie-stroitelstva-i-ekspluatatsii-avtomobilnykh-dorog/transportnyy-perekhod-cherez-kerchenskiy-proliv/novosti/327721
http://rosavtodor.ru/about/upravlenie-fda/upravlenie-stroitelstva-i-ekspluatatsii-avtomobilnykh-dorog/transportnyy-perekhod-cherez-kerchenskiy-proliv/novosti/300761
http://rosavtodor.ru/press-center/media/photo/232301
From rk.gov.ru:
https://glava.rk.gov.ru/article/show/2022_08_09_17_09_sergei_aksionov_prokommentiroval_situatsiiu_slozhivshuiusia_v_poselke_novofiodorovka_sakskogo_raiona
Images licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/):
From Ministry of Defence of Ukraine:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministryofdefenceua/26344722824
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministryofdefenceua/26462326050
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministryofdefenceua/26739418952
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministryofdefenceua/29846086927
Images licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en):
From Aleksander Kaasik:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autod_on_%C3%B6%C3%B6_l%C3%A4bi_oodanud_p%C3%A4%C3%A4su_praamile.Kertsi_v%C3%A4ina_kaldal_2014.a.jpg
Images licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en):
From IDF:
https://www.idf.il/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%9B%D7%9C-%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A5-%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%AA-%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%A9%D7%A3-%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94/
From Solundir:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerch_Ferry_Yeysk.jpg