As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate, the Crimea Bridge has become one of the focuses of the confrontation between the two sides.
The fire rose several meters high, smoke filled the carriage, and the bridge deck collapsed into the sea... On the 8th, a fire broke out on the Crimea Bridge across the Kerch Strait. Preliminary statistics show that the fire caused no casualties.
is currently investigating the cause of the accident. The Russian Federal Investigative Committee said it had opened a case for the explosion. Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the establishment of a government committee to investigate the cause of the accident, which is headed by Deputy Prime Minister Husnulin, Russian Presidential Press Secretary and Kremlin spokesman Peskov said. On the same day, the Ukrainian Pravda newspaper quoted anonymous sources as saying that the bombing of the Kerch Strait Bridge was a special operation of the Ukrainian State Security Agency. The Ukrainian National Security Agency has not issued any statement on this.
Details are disclosed one after another
On the same day, the Russian National Counter-Terrorism Committee issued a statement disclosing the details of the explosion on the Crimea Bridge that day. A
statement stated that at 6:7 a.m. on the 8th, a truck from the direction of the Taman Peninsula in Krasnodar Krai, Russia exploded at the traffic passage of the Crimea Bridge, igniting a truck heading for Crimea. On the train in the direction of in the Asian Peninsula, 7 oil tanks on the train caught fire. The bridge at the two car ferry crossings of the bridge partially collapsed, and the arches above the land portion of the bridge were not damaged.
According to the latest news, the open fire on the Crimea bridge has been extinguished. Source: themoscowtimes
Right now, the handling of the accident is also underway. The open fire on the Crimea bridge has been extinguished, the Russian Emergency Situation Ministry said. The head and part of the wagons of the train that caught fire were towed off the bridge and headed for the city of Kerch, the Crimean Railways said. Oleg Kryuchkov, information policy adviser to the leaders of the Crimea region, released a message that the ferry in the case of an emergency on the Crimea bridge is ready. Peskov said it was not yet possible to predict when the Crimea Bridge would be repaired. The latest news states that traffic on the Crimea bridge will be blocked until October 31.
Russian Railways said on the same day that all trains scheduled to depart for Crimea in the near future will be suspended. The All-Russian Insurance Association initially estimated that the explosion and fire of the Crimea Bridge may cause losses of 200 million (about 23.18 million yuan) to 500 million rubles (about 57.96 million yuan).
Crimean authorities said local stocks of basic necessities were sufficient for two months, but grocery sales were restricted to avoid panic buying. The Russian Energy Ministry said that Crimea has sufficient fuel supplies for vehicles to last for 15 days, and that work is underway to ensure the continued availability of local fuel.
Ukrainian "claimed" the accusation?
As for the cause of the explosion, Crimean officials said the Ukrainian side should be held responsible. In this regard, the Ukrainian side also seems to have "claimed" the accusation.
Podoljak, adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, responded that the Crimea Bridge incident is only the beginning, all illegal things will be destroyed, all stolen things will be returned to Ukraine, and the Russian occupation will be completely get rid of. The Ukrainian Air Force also posted on social media: "In the morning on the Crimea bridge, the tanker caught fire. Part of the road was destroyed! Everything will belong to Ukraine!"
Oleg Morozov, deputy of the Russian State Duma In response, the incident was a "declaration of war".
The Crimea Bridge is a railway and highway bridge, which is the lifeline of transportation connecting Russia and Crimea. Its total length is 19 kilometers, and the sea-crossing part is 7.5 kilometers. In May 2018, Putin himself drove the truck across the bridge to celebrate the opening of the road. The railway was also officially opened to traffic on December 23, 2019.
In 2018, Putin drove a truck to celebrate the opening of the Crimea Bridge Highway. Source: russia-briefing
In Russia's special military operations, the Crimea Bridge has always played a key role in logistics support and force transmission. As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate, the Crimea Bridge has become one of the focal points of the confrontation between the two sides.
In August, an explosion was heard near the Crimean Bridge, and the city of Kerch activated the air defense system . That same month, Podoljak said in an interview that the Crimea bridge was a legitimate target of Ukrainian armed forces.
Previously, Danilov, secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Committee , also said that if Russia reinforces supplies and equipment through the route of the Crimea Bridge, Ukraine will definitely attack the Crimea Bridge if there is an opportunity.
The vice chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council Medvedev previously warned that any attempt to invade Crimea is a declaration of war against Russia. A conflict could lead to a third world war. He said it would be "a total disaster".
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