The Kerch Bridge is considered an important logistical supply route for Putin’s troops.
The Kerch Bridge, one of the main connecting routes between Russia and Crimea, was the scene of a massive explosion earlier this Saturday morning, attributed to a fuel tank transported by rail that destroyed part of the infrastructure, Russian authorities said. . on the peninsula there are currently no data on casualties.
The bridge, also known as the Crimean Bridge, is considered an important logistical supply route for Russian troops in Crimea and Russian-occupied Ukraine. The construction, 19 kilometers long, includes a rail transport route and a highway. Inaugurated in 2018 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, it has been one of the most important infrastructure works on the peninsula since it was incorporated into Russia in 2014.
According to the head of the Crimean government, Sergei Aksionov, two sections of the highway collapsed after the explosion. Due to the damage, all traffic has been stopped and a ferry service has been set up to transport the population across the strait. The shipping routes through the Kerch Strait will remain operational for the time being.
“In principle, a fuel tank exploded in one of the parts of the bridge, but the navigation bows were not damaged. It is still too early to talk about the reasons and the consequences. Now we are working to put out the flames,” the deputy of the region’s headquarters, Oleg Kriuchkov, announced on his Telegram channel.
For its part, the Crimean Railway’s press service pointed out that the fuel tank was transported by train and occupied one of the last freight cars of the railway. The blast, he added, happened around 6:05 am local time.
“The locomotive and part of the wagons have been transferred to Kerch station. Emergency work is currently being carried out and the causes of the incident are being determined,” said the statement, collected by the Russian agency TASS.
While the Crimean government headquarters has not yet specified the exact reasons for the incident, the chairman of the Crimean Council of State, Vladimir Konstantinov, has already accused Ukraine of what happened.
“Ukrainian hooligans have come to the Crimean Bridge with blood on their hands. Now they have something to be proud of: during 23 years of their management they have not managed to build anything worthy in Crimea, but they have succeeded damage the Russian bridge. This is the whole essence of the regime in Kiev. Death and destruction is all they get,” he wrote on his Telegram account.
From Kiev, only the Ukrainian Air Force has spoken through social networks, but only to take note of the explosion.
Source: La Verdad
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