The Kerch Strait bridge built by Russians is an object of illegal construction, because Ukraine did not give its consent to its construction, and should be dismantled due to the damage it causes to Crimea's ecology, Mykhaylo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the presidential office, has tweeted.
"About the 'Kerch bridge'. As recorded in international law: Crimea is Ukraine. So this bridge is an illegal object, permission for the construction of which was not given by Ukraine. It harms the peninsula's ecology and therefore must be dismantled. Not important how – voluntary or not," he said in English.
In an interview with The Guardian, Podolyak said that that Ukraine regards the Crimean Bridge linking the occupied peninsula with the Russian mainland as a legitimate military target. "It's an illegal construction and the main gateway to supply the Russian army in Crimea. Such objects should be destroyed," he said.