Crimea bridge

KYIV, Ukraine — A giant explosion ripped across the Crimea Bridge, a strategic link between mainland Russia and Crimea, in what appeared to be a stunning ...

Russian authorities reported on Saturday that a large blaze erupted on the only bridge linking mainland Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula.

Work to extinguish the blaze is underway," Oleg Kryuchko, an aide to the Russian occupation head of Crimea said via Telegram, according to TASS news agency. "Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. "According to preliminary information, a fuel storage tank is on fire ... It was built on his orders shortly after the Kremlin annexed Crimea in 2014 to support Moscow's claims to the territory. local time before the road partially collapsed. It is too early to speak about causes and consequences.

A blast on the strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimea peninsula brought down sections of road taking traffic in one direction, ...

In a video message Aksyonov, the Crimea governor, said he wanted to "assure Crimeans that the Republic of Crimea is fully provided with fuel and food. The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee said a freight truck had blown up on the bridge's roadway at 6:07 a.m. "We are not cut off from the mainland!" Since the start of the invasion on Feb. The images could not immediately be verified. Don't panic."

The blast on the bridge occurred hours after explosions rocked the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, sending towering plumes of smoke into the sky and ...

The Association of Russia's tourist agencies estimated that about 50,000 tourists were in Crimea on vacation at the time of the blast. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the regional governor, said on Telegram that a 51-year-old civilian man had been killed. Russian missiles damaged more than 40 apartment buildings on Thursday in the Ukrainian-controlled city, which is nevertheless the official capital of a region Moscow moved to illegally annex last week. Irina Mezavtsova, a deputy head of the regional ministry for industrial policies, said there would be no restrictions on sales of consumer products. Sinehubov said Russia had deployed S-300s missiles in the strike. An advisor to Zelenskyy, Mykhailo Podolyak, tweeted: "Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. President" on the right. "And this is just the beginning. The $3.6 billion project is a tangible symbol of Moscow's claims on Crimea and has provided an essential link to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly threatened to strike the bridge and some lauded the attack, but Kyiv stopped short of claiming responsibility. The bridge has train and automobile sections. The Peninsula holds symbolic value for Russia and is key to sustaining its military operations in the south of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has few ways out of this awful quagmire he has dug for himself on his next-door neighbour's territory.

It holds a special place in the heart of many Russians which is why the annexation was so wildly popular. "There is no way back!" "The special military operation is OVER. His troops are in retreat on the battlefield. [Moskva warship](https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-images-of-russian-warship-moskva-before-it-sank-emerge-online-heres-what-they-show-us-12593024) back in March - though the fact these memorable images of the bridge in flames are already reverberating across Russian media will bring this attack home to the public in a way the Moskva's loss did not. The day after his 70th birthday too, which the Ukrainian memosphere is relishing.

Russia has said three people were killed after a truck exploded on its bridge linking Crimea - a symbol of its annexation of the peninsula - without ...

The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant must be protected," the IAEA quoted its chief Rafael Grossi as saying in a statement. This is an absolute and urgent imperative," the IAEA quoted Mr Grossi as saying. The International Atomic Energy Agency is pushing for a protection zone to be set up to prevent further shelling. That requires a constant supply of electricity. Another in the neighbouring Kherson region said repairs could "take two months". Mr Surovikin previously led Russia's forces in southern Ukraine. Authorities in Crimea appeared to downplay the blasts and tried to calm fears of food and fuel shortages in Crimea, which is fully reliant on the Russian mainland since Moscow annexed it in 2014. A Russian-installed official in the occupied Ukrainian Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, said: "Everyone is waiting for a retaliatory strike and it is likely to come." And the spokeswoman of Russia's foreign ministry said that Ukraine's reaction to the blasts showed its "terrorist nature." Russian investigators said three people were killed and that two bodies - a man and a woman - were pulled out of the water after the bridge had partially collapsed. The Kremlin's spokesman said Mr Putin had ordered a commission to be set up to look into the blast on the bridge which is hugely symbolic and logistically crucial for Moscow. On the same day, after Moscow suffered a series of setbacks on the battlefield that triggered unprecedented criticism of its army at home, Russia appointed a new general to lead its Ukraine offensive.

A blast on the strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean Peninsula on Saturday (8 October) brought down sections of the road taking ...

In a video message Aksyonov, the Crimea governor, said he wanted to “assure Crimeans that the Republic of Crimea is fully provided with fuel and food. The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee said a freight truck had blown up on the bridge’s roadway at 6:07 a.m. Ukraine’s postal service said on Saturday it would print a special stamp to commemorate the blast. Don’t panic.” The images could not immediately be verified. “Keep calm.

An explosion caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia on Saturday, damaging a key supply artery for the Kremlin's ...

The $3.6 billion project is a tangible symbol of Moscow’s claims on Crimea and has provided an essential link to the peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The truck that exploded was owned by a resident of the Krasnodar region in southern Russia, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. Ukrainian officials accused Russia of pounding Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, with surface-to-air missiles and said at least one person was wounded. Russian lawmakers called for Putin to declare a “counterterrorism operation” in response to the bridge bombing. Train and automobile traffic over the bridge was suspended. Russia’s Energy Ministry said Crimea has enough fuel for 15 days and that it was working on ways to replenish stock. President” on the right. Crimea holds symbolic value for Russia and is key to sustaining its military operations in southern Ukraine. Sergei Surovikin, would be the commander of all Russian troops fighting in Ukraine. It didn’t provide details on the third victim or on what happened to the truck driver. Russian authorities said a truck bomb caused the blast and that three people were killed. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly threatened to strike the bridge and some lauded the destruction, but Kyiv stopped short of claiming responsibility.

The Kerch Bridge in Crimea is crucial for the Kremlin's military operations in southern Ukraine.

“This week alone, our soldiers liberated 776 square kilometers of territory in the east of our country and 29 settlements,” Zelenskyy said. The construction of the bridge was slammed by both Kyiv and its Western backers as illegal at the time. Over the past months, Ukrainian officials have repeatedly declared Kyiv’s plans to target the Crimea bridge. Kyiv hasn’t claimed responsibility for the damage to the bridge, but Ukrainian officials celebrated the blast on social media. Russia’s Investigative Committee said three people were killed in the explosion, according to media reports. “Fuel tanks have also caught fire,”Aksyonov said in a post on social media.

The apparent attack sent two of the Kerch Bridge's road spans crashing into the sea and set a nearby railway shipment of fuel tanks ablaze, halting all traffic ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered tighter security for the bridge from Russia to Crimea as well as the infrastructure supplying ...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered tighter security for the bridge from Russia to Crimea as well as the infrastructure supplying electricity and natural gas to the peninsula, Interfax said. [The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html) In a decree issued hours after the bridge was damaged by a blast, Putin said the FSB security service would be responsible for strengthening protection measures.

Experts to assess extent of damage as limited traffic appears to resume on key bridge and Vladimir Putin orders extra security for infrastructure.

The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee said a freight truck had blown up on the bridge’s roadway at 6.07am (0307 GMT). Russian officials said three people had been killed, probably the occupants of a car travelling near a truck that blew up. [it had appointed a notorious veteran with a bloody record](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/08/russia-appoints-notorious-general-sergei-surovikin-ukraine) as its first overall commander for the war in Ukraine. Sergei Surovikin opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in the 1990s and led the 2017 Russian military expedition in Syria, where he was accused of using contentious tactics, including indiscriminate bombing of anti-government fighters. Ukraine did not directly claim responsibility for the attack, which Russia said was carried out by a truck bomb. Apartment buildings and roads in a residential area were damaged, Anatoliy Kurtev said on Telegram. “This is a future without occupiers, across our territory, particularly in Crimea.“ our future is sunny,” he said. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces in southern Ukraine could be “fully supplied” through existing land and sea routes. Russia has previously threatened retaliation for any attack on the bridge. The bridge is a major artery for the Russian forces that control most of southern Ukraine’s Kherson region and for the Russian naval port of Sevastopol, whose governor told locals: “Keep calm, don’t panic.” Russian divers are to examine the extent of the damage caused by a powerful blast on Russia’s road-and-rail bridge to Crimea, a hated symbol of Russian occupation and key logistics link for Russian troops in southern

Moscow moves to secure the key connector and repair it as soon as possible after the explosion.

Hours after the bridge explosion, Russia appointed a new commander to lead its troops in Ukraine. It is hard to overstate the political, symbolic and strategic significance of the Crimean bridge. Unverified posts on social media also appeared to show apartment blocks in flames. A Russian national anti-terrorism committee said the damage was caused by a truck bomb blowing up, which caused seven railway carriages to catch fire. Last month, Ukraine claimed responsibility for a series of air strikes on Crimea - including an attack on Russia's Saky military base. The blast killed three people, Russian investigators said.

The Kerch bridge was badly damaged after a truck exploded on its road section and a cargo train caught fire.

The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee said a truck had blown up on the bridge’s roadway at 6:07am (03:07 GMT) on Saturday. Russian officials said three people had been killed, probably the occupants of a car travelling near a truck that blew up. “It is a demonstration to Russians, and the rest of the world, that Russia’s military cannot protect any of the provinces it recently annexed,” he wrote on Twitter. “This is a future without occupiers, across our territory, particularly in Crimea.” Russia’s defence ministry said its forces in southern Ukraine could be “fully supplied” through existing land and sea routes. our future is sunny,” he added.

The Kerch Bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces, was hit by a blast on Saturday, killing three people.

Thousands of Russian troops have retreated from the area in recent days, leaving behind extensive destruction in villages and forests. So the answers should be sought in Russia,” he said. [key road and rail bridge](/news/2022/10/9/russian-divers-to-inspect-damage-to-vital-crimea-bridge-link) linking Russia with Crimea hours after it was partially destroyed by a truck explosion, and an [ investigation is under way](/news/2022/10/9/russian-divers-to-inspect-damage-to-vital-crimea-bridge-link) to find out who was behind the attack.

The explosion on the bridge over the Kerch Strait prompted gleeful messages from Ukrainian officials but no claim of responsibility.

It said two spans of road bridge had partially collapsed, but that the arch spanning the channel through which ships travel between the Black Sea and Azov Sea was not damaged. The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee said a freight truck had blown up on the bridge's roadway at 6:07 a.m. Russian officials said three people had been killed, probably the occupants of a car travelling near a truck that blew up. It designated Air Force General Sergei Surovikin to take charge of the invasion effort. Russia's defence ministry said its forces in southern Ukraine could be "fully supplied" through existing land and sea routes. "The situation is manageable - it's unpleasant, but not fatal," Crimea's Russian governor, Sergei Aksyonov, told reporters.