Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov stated on Friday during a meeting that on May 29, the country's army managed to repel a massive ATACMS missile attack targetting the Crimean Bridge, Paralel.Az reports citing Baha News.

Belousov went on to say that since the beginning of 2024, Russian troops seized as much as 880 square kilometers in Ukraine, adding that the opposing side "lost the opportunity to seize the initiative on the battlefield."