Russia has already announced an investigation and Ukraine has celebrated what happened, but without taking responsibility.
The church bridgeone of the main connecting routes between Russia and Crimea, was seriously damaged early this Saturday as a result of a massive explosion first attributed to the explosion of a truck which immediately afterwards caused the chain detonation of at least seven tanks of fuel transported by rail. were transported , according to the Russian authorities, currently no data on casualties.
“Investigators of the Russian Commission of Inquiry are establishing all the circumstances of the incident and the people involved in the crime,” the Kremlin-dependent agency wrote on its official Telegram channel.
The bridge, also known as the Crimean Bridge, is considered a important logistics supply route for Russian troops in Crimea and in 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 car and truck traffic has been stopped and a ferry service has been set up to transport the population across the Kerch Strait, where the shipping routes remain operational for the time being.
The Russian National Anti-Terrorist Commission has attributed the start of the series of explosions to the explosion of a truck carrying “the chain ignition of seven fuel tanks on a train heading towards the Crimean peninsula,” said a statement from the TASS agency.
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.
“The Ukrainian hooligans they have arrived at the Crimean Bridge with blood on their hands. Now they have something to be proud of: for 23 years of their management, they have failed to build anything worthy in Crimea, but they have managed to damage the Russian bridge. This is the whole essence of the Kiev regime. Death and destruction is all they get,” he wrote on his Telegram account.
Ukraine celebrates
Ukraine has celebrated what happened, but without at any point clarifying any alleged responsibility, according to statements collected by Ukraine’s news agency Ukrinform.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported today on its Telegram report of the “destruction” of the bridge: “This morning on the Crimean Bridge. Fuel tanks are on fire. Part of the roadway is also destroyed! Everything will be Ukraine! says the Ukrainian Air Force. message from the
Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant shut down
On the other hand, the authorities of Ukraine and Russia confirmed this Saturday that the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the electricity grid again after recent night bombings in which both countries have once again accused each other.
The Ukrainian government estimates that the factory will only be able to operate for ten days in this way.
The plant, the largest in Europe and currently under the control of the Russian military, was last disconnected from the electricity grid on September 5.
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Source: EITB
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