On October 8, an explosion occurred on the Crimean Bridge, which connects the Krasnodar region of Russia with the annexed Ukrainian peninsula. The cause was the explosion of a truck, after which seven fuel tanks caught fire and several spans of the road collapsed. The driver of the truck, as well as the driver and passengers of a car driving nearby, were killed. No one claimed responsibility for the explosion, but some Ukrainian and American media said it was an operation by Ukrainian intelligence services.