Videos show bright streak in night sky, sounds of explosions near Crimea Bridge

Videos circulating on social media show a bright streak in the night sky and sounds of an explosion.

Air defense systems have been activated in the city of Kerch, in the vicinity of the Crimean Bridge, an adviser to Crimea s governor said on Thursday evening. Videos circulating on social media showed what looks like a missile piercing the night sky and sounds of explosions.

According to preliminary information, Air defense systems have been activated in Kerch, according to a short message posted by Oleg Krychkov on his Telegram channel. There is no danger to the city and the bridge. Russia's TASS news agency reported that the Kerch city council had a sound similar to that of thunder, with car alarms going off as a result.

Social media users have been sharing videos that purportedly depict the incident. The footage shows a bright object moving across the night sky that looks like a missile, with some videos also capturing the sound of one or several explosions.

The operator of the Crimean bridge, which connects the peninsula with the Russian mainland, told reporters there were no traffic disruptions along the transport artery.

According to preliminary data, a Ukrainian drone was shot down far away from the Crimean bridge, according to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian military-civilian administration in Ukraine's Zaporozhye Region. He said no casualties or material damage had been reported.

Thursday evening s activity comes after a series of incidents in Crimea recently.

A temporary ammunition depot in northern Crimea was targeted on Tuesday in an act of sabotage, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Ammunition stored at the site exploded, causing damage to power lines, a power station, a railroad and several residential houses.

A military airfield near Novofyodorovka was damaged last week by a fire and a subsequent wave of explosions that claimed the life of one civilian and left 14 more injured.

Russian authorities didn't report any findings that would indicate foul play behind the fire.

Some top officials in Kiev have hinted that Ukrainian forces may have been behind the incidents, despite the fact that they stopped short of claiming responsibility. They warned that more such fires and explosions could be expected in Crimea in the near future, and also threatened to target the Kerch bridge.

The US government has given Ukraine the go-ahead to target Crimea, according to Politico, a Biden administration official.