Russia says Crimean bridge partially open to cars again

The Russia to Crimea bridge – a vital transport link which was recently attacked- has partially reopened. 

Vehicles were using a single lane of the bridge across the Kerch Strait, an official said. 

A couple were killed and their daughter injured in the bridge attack which Russia blamed on seaborne drones launched by Ukraine.

Russia condemned the attack on the bridge as an act of terrorism and the President vowed the Russian military would respond. 

Following the condemnation, Ukraine was attacked by a wave of Russian missiles overnight. 

Russia’s Deputy PM Marat Khusnullin said he hoped two-way traffic on the bridge could be restored by mid-September.