Ukrainian navy commander vows to destroy Putin's treasured Crimean bridge this year: Its 'days are over'

• Ukraine has been targeting Russia's Kerch Bridge to cut off military transports to Crimea.
• A top Ukrainian naval commander pledged to destroy the highly symbolic bridge this year.
• "I don't think we have to wait long — this year for sure," Oleksii Neizhpapa said.

A Ukrainian naval commander pledged to destroy a key bridge that connects occupied Crimea with Russia.

Oleksii Neizhpapa, Commander of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, made the statement in an interview with Dmytro Gordon, a former Kyiv City Council member and journalist, on Monday.