Why did Russia build a new road to Crimea?
Having occupied Crimea, Russia faced several unexpected problems:占领克里米亚后，俄罗斯面临几个意想不到的问题：
No water. Ukraine blocked water supply, as according to the international law, the occupying force takes full responsibility to provide the people of occupied territories with their basic needs. There are no fresh water sources in Crimea; before irrigation made after WW2 by Ukrainian engineers, most of it, except the Southern coastline, was a salt desert. 没有水。 乌克兰*锁封**供水，因为根据国际法，占领军负有为被占领土人民提供基本需求的全部责任。 克里米亚没有淡水资源； 在二战后乌克兰工程师进行灌溉之前，除南部海岸线外，大部分地区都是盐漠。
No electricity. Power plants in Crimea do not generate enough power, so it always relied on Ukrainian power grid. Besides that, Russians need more power for their military, who had to use diesel generators. 没有电。 克里米亚的发电厂发电量不足，一直依赖乌克兰电网。 除此之外，俄罗斯人需要为他们的*队军**提供更多电力，他们不得不使用柴油发电机。
No transport connection with Russia. Except a ferry, which is unreliable in stormy weather, and thus, of limited use.
All these problems led to the construction of the Kerch bridge, a very ambitious project to connect Eastern Crimea with Russian Black Sea coast.与俄罗斯没有交通联系。 除了渡轮，它在暴风雨天气中不可靠，因此用途有限。
所有这些问题导致了刻赤大桥的建设，这是一个非常雄心勃勃的项目，将东克里米亚与俄罗斯黑海沿岸连接起来。
However, at astronomical cost and in 5 years, it was built. The bridge allowed 2-way railway traffic and 4 lanes for car traffic, also hosting pipelines and cables for fuel, power and water supply. Russia boasted it a prestigious achievement, a mega project, and as a sign they are to stay in Crimea forever. 然而，它以天文数字的成本在 5 年内建成。 这座桥允许 2 条铁路交通和 4 条汽车交通车道，还承载着燃料、电力和供水的管道和电缆。 俄罗斯吹嘘这是一项享有声望的成就，一个大型项目，并以此作为他们将永远留在克里米亚的标志。
But their joy was short-lived. The bridge did not last even a decade, it was severely damaged, so no railway traffic can pass, and 2 out of 4 lanes are partially underwater.
但他们的喜悦是短暂的。 这座桥连十年都没有使用，就已经严重损坏，铁路无法通行，4条车道中有2条部分被淹没。
