A traffic jam of 2,450 vehicles was reported at the Crimean Bridge as of 14:00, with an estimated five-hour wait to cross into Russia, according to reports. The congestion follows earlier reports of thousands fleeing the peninsula amid a deteriorating security situation.
As of 14:00 Friday, 2,450 vehicles were queued at the Crimean Bridge with an estimated five-hour wait to cross into Russia, according to a report. This is the latest update in a thread that The Zioneer has been tracking since early Friday morning, when a massive traffic jam was first reported at 06:25 as people began fleeing the peninsula. By 13:36, authorities in Crimea and Sevastopol had declared a regional state of emergency amid a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes, with thousands attempting to evacuate. The current queue figures are self-reported and not independently verified; no official commentary on the traffic situation has been provided by Russian or Crimean authorities.
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