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Massive explosion destroys the only bridge between Russia and Crimea in suspected attack by Ukrainian saboteurs (Kerch Bridge)
MAIL ONLINE ^ | 8 October 2022 | ALASTAIR LOCKHART and WILL STEWART

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: buwaya

And your point is?


21 posted on 10/08/2022 2:57:57 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: dennisw

Won’t this be the point where the pro-Russia/pro-Putin FreeRepublic crowd note this as a hoax, and the bridge are faked-up by the Ukrainian propaganda folks?


22 posted on 10/08/2022 2:58:44 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: tlozo

Suicide bombing cheer leading, particularly recruiting cancer patients bothers me. Does it bother you


23 posted on 10/08/2022 3:00:01 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: Openurmind

I am wrong... After looking at the image in the OP closer it looks more like it was headed eastbound towards Russia.


24 posted on 10/08/2022 3:03:37 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: pepsionice

the lame excuses have already started

“a rail car caught on fire” is now being blamed

like with the Moskva sinking, anything so that Russia can avoid admitting that Ukraine scored another direct hit! Cuz that is a never allowed!!


25 posted on 10/08/2022 3:04:08 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Long Jon No Silver

Its in the Slavic psyche.


26 posted on 10/08/2022 3:05:11 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Long Jon No Silver
Suicide bombing cheer leading, particularly recruiting cancer patients bothers me. Does it bother you

Newton's 3rd law of motion:

"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction."

Lesson: Don't "INVADE" a country without expecting a retaliation in return.

27 posted on 10/08/2022 3:07:36 AM PDT by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“By the way, it is not so easy to enter the Crimean bridge”,
Also not so easy to explode a pipeline on the bottom of the sea.

Last week the pipeline under the Baltic.

This week the Crimean Bridge.

Stay tuned for future explosive events..


28 posted on 10/08/2022 3:08:06 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: canuck_conservative

Kyiv has already claimed responsibility.
Score 1 for the Ukies.

And given the bridge is a dual use bridge meaning that it is being utilized by both civilians and the military, it is fair game, not an act of terrorism on a civilian infrastructure (for anyone that contemplates asserting such).


29 posted on 10/08/2022 3:08:18 AM PDT by cranked
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To: buwaya

True. The I-16 fighter even had reinforced wings for that. The original Nazis also formed a unit in 1945 to use ramming attacks. The Japanese of course did so. And then of course the moslems.

It’s a common tool of desperation and lack of conventional ability.


30 posted on 10/08/2022 3:09:12 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: tired&retired

Yeah, and they may not all be in the way the neocons hope.


31 posted on 10/08/2022 3:11:53 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: Long Jon No Silver

Deliberately killing civilians is vastly worse. There were no doubt several innocent civilians caught up in this bombing. As there have been all over Ukraine, either deliberately attacked for the sake of terror, or as collateral damage.

All will send you to hell. Perspective is a terrible thing. Tell your army friends to leave Ukraine.


32 posted on 10/08/2022 3:12:16 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: buwaya

So slavs are psychologically disposed to do suicide bombings. Sounds racist


33 posted on 10/08/2022 3:12:20 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: buwaya

For the upteenth million time, I am not in Russia.


34 posted on 10/08/2022 3:13:28 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: DesertRhino

SOME I-16’s had reinforced wings, etc. But in most cases these were ad-hoc tactics.


35 posted on 10/08/2022 3:13:54 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Long Jon No Silver

Be culturally sensitive. That belief is a centerpiece of national socialist ideology. The modern ones in DC and Kiev still believe it also.


36 posted on 10/08/2022 3:14:29 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: buwaya

It’s always a tactic of desperation by losing sides.


37 posted on 10/08/2022 3:15:49 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: buwaya

This video shows some of the damage in daylight.

https://nitter.net/Gerashchenko_en/status/1578639932712620032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1578639932712620032%7Ctwgr%5E7b21e943cc7c2763afbc168100f790fdd8d980a1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F100217234104


38 posted on 10/08/2022 3:16:52 AM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: Long Jon No Silver

I am a racist. One has to accept that as part of being a realist. Peoples and societies differ, and the implications of this understanding lead one to places where this modern world of deliberate, squeamish delusion will not go.


39 posted on 10/08/2022 3:16:53 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: ansel12

Nice video.

There is still the eastbound roadway apparently intact. It remains to be seen if it is safe to use.

The rail span will have to be checked for structural soundness. It may not be just superficial damage.


40 posted on 10/08/2022 3:22:26 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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