REpair of the bridge
The road on the Crimean Bridge was opened after a powerful explosion thundered on it earlier in the morning. At the moment, cars and buses pass across the bridge. All vehicles undergo a full inspection procedure. The road was damaged only partially.
Repair works are underway in the area of the damaged railway part of the Crimean Bridge. According to the local authorities, the first trains could pass across the bridge in a day.
A ferry crossing across the Kerch Strait was also opened.
The National Anti-Terrorist Committee of the Russian Federation stated that the result of the explosion was a truck which was blown up on the Crimean bridge. A truck explosion caused seven fuel tanks of the train to catch fire. Two vehicle spans of the bridge partially collapsed.
The Investigative Committee of Russia continues investigation. It was revealed that three civilians were killed as a result of the explosion. They were passengers of car passing by. The owner of the truck which was moving from the direction of Krasnodar was identified but his personal information was not unveiled.
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Russian sources continued sharing videos of the incident which revealed more details. Some sources paid attention on the force of the explosion and the number of sparks from the explosion. Some experts noted that a wave was seen under the bridge which aroused suspicion that the explosion could be a result of a missile attack.
It is still not clear how the bridge was damaged but it is obvious that Ukrainian forces and NATO forces are behind the attack, regardless of whether it was a missile strike or a terrorist attack. Such an attack would have been impossible without the means of foreign intelligence.
The explosion hit a freight train with fuel tanks, i.e. the time of the attack was well calculated. It can be assumed that the Kiev regime expected a larger-scale explosion and more serious destruction. The main target was probably the arks of the bridge over which the sea road runs. The explosion thundered a few hundred meters away from them. The arcs were not damaged.
The Kiev regime has already included the damage to the bridge in the short list of its victories. However, so far the main result of the attack is the media victory of Ukraine. The bridge was an important symbol of the Russian Crimea. The explosion also revealed the weaknesses of security measures at a strategically important facility. The bridge will be repaired as soon as possible, since the bridge is used for the transfer of Russian military equipment to the southern front lines.
Shortly after the victory celebration, the Kiev regime took a step back. The Ukrainian authorities, including the so-called adviser to the head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, Podolyak, tried to blame Russia for the attack. The nonsensical conclusion was based on an alleged confrontation between the Russian security forces and the Ministry of Defense.
The change in Kiev’s claims is most likely related to US policy. Washington recently attempted to blame the Kiev regime for another terrorist attack. The NY Times wrote that Washington did not know that Kiev was preparing the murder of Daria Dugina. According to the report, the Ukrainian authorities involved in the assassination were reprimanded by their American patrons (this is a “democratic” punishment for committing a terrorist act and killing an innocent young woman!).
The high-profile report was a clear attempt by Washington to distance itself from the terrorist Kiev regime just before another high-profile terrorist attack. Despite the fact that Ukrainian attacks are impossible without foreign assistance.
Washington and Kiev remember Moscow’s warnings that Ukraine will pay for any attacks on Russian territory, especially on the Crimean Bridge. It seems that the Russian side is currently assessing the damage. The Russian response is yet to come.
