Ukraine bombed the Kerch bridge, which connects Russia to Crimea and with its 19 kilometers is the longest in Europe . The bridge was largely destroyed, blocking the connections between Crimea and Russia and making supplies more difficult for the military, but Moscow said that a ferry service is active, that the restoration work begins immediately and that it should already be tonight. the railway that crosses the bridge becomes operational again. Three people died in the explosion, the Russian commission of inquiry created ad hoc to investigate the episode said.
The vast fire caused by a truck bomb has not been officially claimed by Kiev, but statements have come from government officials and people close to Zelensky that leave no room for doubt.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian agency UNIAN, citing sources of the security forces, makes it known that it is a special operation of the Ukrainian secret services .
Then there are the tweets of Zelensky adviser Mykhailo Podolyak (" Everything illegal must be destroyed ") and the Secretary of the Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksyi Danilov, who in a video posted on Twitter suggests that this is the "Birthday present" to Vladimir Putin , who turned 70 yesterday. In fact, the video brings together two videos: first the explosion that heavily damaged the bridge, then Marylin Monroe singing “Happy Birthday to you”.
The Ukrainian defense ministry itself sent a message of challenge to Moscow: “The cruiser Moskva and the Kerch bridge - two well-known symbols of Russian power in Ukrainian Crimea - have been shot down. Russi, who will be next on the list? ".
For its part, Moscow responded to these comments through the mouth of the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova: " Phrases that denote the terrorist nature of Kiev ," he said, stressing that civilian infrastructure was hit.
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Now Kiev suggests a "Russian trail"
The explosion on the Crimean bridge suggests a "Russian trail". This is what the Ukrainian presidency claims. The advisor to the head of the office of President Mikhail Podolyak considers the explosion on the Crimean bridge "a manifestation of the conflict" between the Russian security forces, in particular "between the FSB on the one hand and the Ministry of Defense / General Staff of the Russian Federation on the other ". Ukrainska Pravda reports it.
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General Surovikin in command of Russian operations in Ukraine
"General Serghei Surovikin was appointed to command the joint group of forces engaged in the special military operation" in Ukraine. This was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry, quoted by TASS.
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Moscow: "Railway on the bridge operational by 8 pm"
Operation of the Crimean Bridge railway line is expected to be restored by 20:00 Moscow time. This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Transport, reports Interfax, specifying that "the initial assessment of the conditions of the railway infrastructure of the Crimean bridge was carried out to see if trains can cross it. Repairs are underway".
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Three killed in the explosion
The explosion that partially destroyed the Kerch bridge, which connects Crimea to Russia, killed at least three people. This was announced by the Russian commission of inquiry cited by Tass.
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"Cruiser and deck downed, what's next on the list?"
"The cruiser Moskva and the Kerch bridge - two well-known symbols of Russian power in Ukrainian Crimea - have been shot down. Russians, who will be next on the list?", The Ukrainian Defense Ministry wrote today on Twitter.
The message has the flavor of a challenge in Moscow and at the same time seems to claim the authorship of the fire that today partially destroyed the Crimean bridge. A symbol just like the cruiser Moskva, hit by Ukrainian forces last April. Ukrinform reports it.
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Moscow: "Reconstruction works begin today"
The reconstruction works of the Crimean bridge will begin today: the premier of the Crimea annexed to Russia, Sergey Aksyonov, wrote on Telegram, as reported by Tass. "The reconstruction work on the Crimean bridge will not involve red tape. We will start today, as soon as the Investigative Committee and the Federal Security Service complete their work," he said. At least three spans of the structure collapsed.
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The explosion operated by the Ukrainian services
The explosion of the truck bomb on the bridge in Crimea was a special operation of the Sbu, the Ukrainian services: the Ukrainian agency UNIAN writes, citing sources of the security forces.
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Moscow: "terrorist Ukraine"
The reaction of the Ukrainian government to the fire that broke out today on the Crimean bridge denotes its "terrorist nature": said the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, reports Tass. "The reaction of the Kiev regime to the destruction of civilian infrastructure highlights its terrorist nature," Zakharova said, commenting on the remarks of Ukrainian officials.
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The bombed bridge in the Crimea a "birthday present to Putin"
Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, somehow claims the attack on the bridge connecting Russia to Crimea, suggesting that it is a sort of "birthday present" to Vladimir Putin, who turned 70 yesterday. years. In fact, Danilov posted on Twitter that puts together two videos: the explosion that damaged the Kerch bridge and Marylin Monroe who sings “Happy Birthday to you”.
Zelensky adviser Mykhailo Podolyak also tweeted, referring to the bridge, that "everything illegal must be destroyed."
Russian raid, the Zaporizhzhia power plant without energy
"At 00:59, due to another bombardment by Russian troops, the last line of communication with the 750kV power system of the Dniprovska nuclear power plant was damaged. As a result, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was left without electric energy". The mayor of Energodar, Dmytro Orlov writes on Telegram, adding that "the diesel generators turn on automatically and the available supplies of diesel for their work in this mode will be sufficient for ten days". "It is necessary to repair and restore operation of the lines," he concludes.
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