New Delhi, June 3 -- Ukraine on Tuesday (June 3) claimed responsibility for the underwater explosion that damaged the Kerch Bridge - the strategic lifeline connecting Russia to occupied Crimea. The move marks a significant escalation in Ukraine's broader campaign to disrupt Russia's military logistics deep within its own territory. Ukraine's latest attack on the Kerch Bridge follows a series of major blows to Russian airbases and railway links. Here's what's behind the strategy.

The bridge bombing came just 48 hours after Ukraine launched a sweeping drone assault on four Russian airbases - stretching across the Arctic, Siberia, and the Far East - destroying over 40 military aircraft, including long-range bombers. Around the same time, tw...