Traffic on the Crimean Bridge was closed for over 10 hours, from 21:02 PM on May 17 to 07:29 AM on May 18, 2026. The closure was due to the drone threat in the Krasnodar Krai and Crimea. Crimean public groups had previously reported drone strikes in the Kerch region and the Sea of ​​Azov.

On the night of May 18, Russian air defense systems destroyed 50 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, and Tula regions, the Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, and the Sea of ​​Azov.

The Crimean Bridge was closed for 10 hours from May 17 to 18, 2026, due to a drone attack.