Putin on Tuesday, May 15, will visit the annexed Crimea and take part in the opening of the highway section of the bridge across the Kerch Strait, the Kremlin's press service reported.. The so-called "Crimean bridge" should connect the peninsula occupied by Russia to the mainland of the country-occupier.

"May 15 Vladimir Putin will take part in the opening of the highway section of the Crimean bridge. The head of state will get acquainted with readiness ... for the work of the transport crossing through the Kerch Strait, "the message says..

In this case, the movement of cars and public transport on the bridge will be launched the next day - May 16.

Previously, Russian media reported that among the first on the Kerch bridge will pass hundreds of members of the pro-Kremlin motor club "Night Wolves".