Explosion at Crimea’s bridge will logistically impact Russia
A major fire at the only intersection between the occupied Crimean peninsula and Russia was caused by a truck explosion, Russian officials say. An explosion in the road section caused oil tankers to fire on the railway section before the road collapsed.
An explosion tore across Russia’s bridge across the Kerch strait to Crimea in the early hours of this morning. The bridge was an important conduit for Russian supply routes in Ukraine and a huge source of Putin’s prestige. This is a hugely damaging blow.
Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014, which now uses the Kerch Bridge to move military equipment to Ukraine. The official Twitter account of the Ukrainian government responded to the fire by tweeting: “Sick burn”.
Explosion at Crimea’s bridge will logistically impact Russia
An advisor to Ukrainian President Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, called the damage a “beginning” but did not immediately claim Ukrainian responsibility.”
Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled,” he tweeted.
