this Kerch Bridge, one of the main connecting roads between Russia Y Crimealeft severely damaged early this saturday a big explosion According to Russian authorities, it was first attributed to the explosion of a truck with no record of casualties, which immediately subsequently caused a chain explosion of at least seven fuel tanks transported by rail.
Also known simply as the Crimean Bridge, the bridge is considered the Crimean Bridge. Important logistics supply route for Russian forces In Crimea and in the south of Russian-occupied Ukraine. The 19-kilometer-long structure includes a rail transport route and a highway. Inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 one of the most important infrastructure works Since its accession to Russia in 2014, the peninsula
According to the Head of the Crimean Government, Sergei Aksionov, two sections of the highway collapsed after the explosion. All car and truck traffic was stopped due to the damage and ferry service activated pass the population through the Kerch Strait, where shipping lanes are currently operational.
The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Commission attributed the start of the chain of explosions to the explosion of a truck. chain ignition of seven fuel tanks According to the statement collected by the TASS agency, he is on a train moving in the direction of the Crimean peninsula.
The press service of the Crimean Railway drew attention to the fact that the fuel tanks were transported by train in the direction of Crimea and occupied one of the last freight cars of the railway. The chain of explosions, the Russian Counter-Terrorism Committee and the rail service, admitted to have occurred around 06:05 local time. “The locomotive and part of the wagons were transferred to the Kerch station. urgent work According to the statement collected by TASS, the causes and causes of the incident are determined.
Putin ordered urgent investigation He ordered the Minister of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov and the Minister of Transport Vitaly Saveliev to immediately go to the Kerch Strait to assess what happened firsthand.
Although the Headquarters of the Crimean Government has not yet revealed the exact reasons for the incident, the President of the Crimean State Council Vladimir Konstantinov has already fee to Ukraine from those. “Ukrainian vandals came to the Crimean bridge with blood on their hands. Now they have something to be proud of: during their 23-year rule they have not built anything remarkable in Crimea, but they have managed to harm the Russians. That is the essence of the Kyiv regime. All they have taken is death and destruction,” Telegram Wrote from his account.
Initial reactions began to come from Kiev, but responsibility for what happened was not clearly attributed. Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Mijailo Podoliak released a cryptic tweet containing the following words:Crimea, bridge, beginning“, accompanied by a view of the collapsed and flooded sections of the highway after the explosion. “Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, Everything occupied by Russia must be expelled“, added the presidential adviser. The Ukrainian Air Force also posted a message on social networks in which they only applaud the partial demolition of the bridge.