Dropped span....Impressive!
Posted on 10/08/2022 1:11:46 AM PDT by dennisw
that threatens to cut off annexed peninsula from Putin's reinforcements A huge explosion has hit the only bridge between Crimea and Russia, a crucial supply line for Putin's forces Footage shows the blast following the rail bridge engulfed in flames and the road bridge next to it collapsed
The cause of the explosion is not known but Ukraine has been targeting Russian logistics in recent weeks Footage appears to show a truck exploding on the road section of the bridge as sabotage is suspected
A crucial bridge linking Russia and Ukraine has caught fire in a spectacular explosion in a suspected attack by Ukraine as the country cuts of supplies to Russian forces.
A train carrying fuel erupted in flames on the crossing, built by Vladimir Putin as a key link to the territory he invaded in 2014.
The only bridge between Crimea and the Russian mainland has been vital to the Russian military for supplying Putin's war in Ukraine.
Ukraine has previously threatened to target the bridge and has been damaging Russian logistics in recent weeks.
Footage of the incident appear to show a truck exploding on the road section of the bridge as it drives towards Kerch in Crimea.
It was unclear if this may have been a suicide bomb in a truck but there have been no reports of incoming missiles. Some witnesses claimed there were two explosions .
A voice on one video is heard saying: 'It seems to me there were two explosions, no? -- If it was a missile, it would hit the second [rail] bridge too in any case.'
There were suggestions Putin may address the nation on the bridge explosion amid fears he will unleash havoc on Ukraine.
He has already hinted he could use nuclear weapons in the war with Ukraine.
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Dropped span....Impressive!
Oh nos!
There goes putins “off ramp”!
Dont poke the uky!
All three sets of socialists need to stop and go home.
Bidens
Putins
Zelenskis
Make that two dropped spans. Dropped from the same pylon. It is almost as if Ukies have acquired the engineering plans for Kerch. So they know just where to hit it.
—”It was unclear if this may have been a suicide bomb in a truck but there have been no reports of incoming missiles. Some witnesses claimed there were two explosions .”
By the way, it is not so easy to enter the Crimean bridge
At the entrances there are stationary ST-6035 inspection radio-technical complexes of the Directorate of Departmental Security of the Russian Ministry of Transport. They are also check cars for explosives.
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1578658153239306240
Security may have the day off for Putin’s birthday?
Mr Suicide Bomber groupie
Dammit, Ivan dropped his cigarette again
True, but they haul explosives all the time, they just needed some to trigger them, a small drone would do it with intelligence
Obviously the Russians blew it up themselves, because that’s what they do now.
Doesn’t look very “destroyed” to me. Only half the roadway and the rail line is untouched.
So are you volunteering to drive over that bridge?
I stand corrected, there’s a tank car afire on the rail span.
Just went and looked at it on Google Earth. This truck came from the Russian side, looks like it was headed westbound to Crimea.
Maybe you can start handing out rewards to the families of cancer afflicted Ukazi suicide bombers like old Saddam did for Pali suicide bimbrs who killed Israeli soldiers. https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129914&page=1?
A fuel tank caught on fire.
Closeup of the rail span structure along the burned out tank cars shows warping. Not to say this is unrepairable, but it may take a while, depending on the heat damage.
Two sections of roadway on the westbound side have broken or bounced off their piers. Thats a couple of weeks job.
The Eastbound roadbed shows no significant damage as far as I can see. But who knows what is structurally wrong there.
Right, Ukrainians defending themselves, bothers you, not Putin's imperialistic invasion of an independent neighboring country. Okay
Actually this sort of thing was SOP in the Soviet Union.
Years before the Kamikazes in fact.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_ramming
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