Photos showing how Russia is accomplishing this task have recently surfaced online. The Russian Federation is increasingly prioritizing the security of the Crimean Bridge.

Ukraine has said the Crimean Bridge "must come down" as it accused Russia of flouting maritime laws at an international court in the Hague on Sept. 23. Speaking at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Anton Korynevych, said Russia " wants to take the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait for itself."

In The Hague, hearings have begun regarding Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia in the field of maritime law. Ukraine demands the dismantling of the Crimean Bridge and the cessation of other illegal actions by Russia in the Black and Azov Seas,