Russian authorities continue to increase the number of barges near the Kerch (Crimean) bridge to protect it , says Brady Afrique, an analyst with the American Enterprise Institute's Foreign and Defense Policy Research Department.

Satellite images from different periods indicate an increase in the number of protective barriers towards the end of July.

“ Russia continues to place barges along the Crimean Bridge to serve as a barrier against Ukrainian Navy drones. The latest images of the bridge show more than 30 barges nearby ,” the analyst noted.