The bridge connecting Crimea and Russia attacked. Strong explosions, damaged structure
The Kerch bridge, which connects Russi to Crimea , one of Vladimir Putin's prestige projects, was hit by a massive explosion this morning and was severely damaged. In traffic it is largely interrupted.
Images from the bridge showed a massive fire that engulfed at least two rail cars of a train on the bridge, accompanied by a vast column of black smoke, as one half of the parallel road bridge collapsed into the Kerch Strait.
The explosion, which according to witnesses could be heard from miles away, occurred before 6 am on Saturday as a train was crossing the bridge. The bridge is not only a symbol, but above all a vital road and rail link between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, therefore essential to the war effort in southern Ukraine. The Russian media talks about the explosion of a tanker, without specifying the causes.
It was not immediately clear what caused it, however Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, seemed to suggest Kyiv's responsibility, tweeting: “Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything belonging to the Russian occupation must be expelled ”. Therefore, Ukraine's intervention in this affair is clear, which sees a further escalation in the war between the two sides. The attack on Kerch is a direct attack on Russia's power that cannot be left without an answer.
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