It was conducted by Brian Clark, a Hudson Institute expert in naval operations and electronic warfare.
According to him, first you need to attack the reinforced upper part of the structures - the deck of the bridge. And for this, at least 20 to 40 "long-range missiles with a payload of more than 500 pounds" are needed.
The only missiles in Ukraine's arsenal that meet these requirements are the British Storm Shadow and the French SCALP equivalent. They will allow "Ukraine to attack the bridge from a sufficiently large distance to avoid Russian air defense."
But Ukraine's problem is that it does not have so many planes to carry out such a one-time attack. At the same time, the F-16s expected in Ukraine are not compatible with this type of missiles.
According to the expert, it is possible to equip the F-16 with other GPS-guided missiles, but this "will require them to get much closer to the target and put themselves at risk."
In general, one of the big problems of Ukraine is the discrepancy between anti-aircraft missiles and the aircraft they have at their disposal for launch.
Clark went on to state that once the upper structures of the bridge were hit by rockets, it was necessary to attack the base of the bridge. For this, "large unmanned surface ships" can be used, which will crash into the bridge supports. Ukraine's current maritime drones are too small for these tasks, Clark says.
However, nothing is known about the existence of such "large drones" in the Armed Forces.
“To demolish the bridge foundation, you'll need a larger unmanned vessel, such as a modified remote-controlled barge or a small container ship. Ukraine could drive it into the foundation of the bridge and blow it up. Russia would try to stop it, but it will be difficult to stop such a large vessel," the expert says.
He did not specify how such a large ship with explosives could approach the Crimean Bridge unnoticed. But he admitted that for Ukraine, "synchronizing the barrage of drones and coordinating their impact on the bridge will be incredibly difficult."
Therefore, instead, "it would be best to launch one huge bomb into the abutment of the bridge." Clark also did not specify whether Ukraine would be able to do this.
A source close to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed to The Sun that demolishing the Crimean Bridge is "absolutely feasible."
The publication also writes that Ukrainian officials plan to blow up the bridge by mid-July. The source of this information is not specified. But earlier, the British newspaper Guardian wrote that an attack on the bridge could take place "in the coming months."
