2023 Crimean Bridge Explosion
On 17 July 2023, at approximately 3:04 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. Eastern European Summer Time, EEST, the Ukrainian Navy attacked the Crimean Bridge, with two unmanned surface vehicle, suicide sea drones, damaging a span of the road bridge. The explosions killed two civilians and injured one. Ukraine later formally admitted to launching the attack. Incident Explosion ''Grey Zone'', a pro-Wagner Group Telegram (software), Telegram channel, said that explosions were heard at approximately 3:04 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. local time. Russian-installed governor of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, stated that an "emergency" occurred near the 145th support on the Russia side of the bridge. Damage The bridge was damaged. According to the ''BBC News, BBC'', the road surface was damaged, but the supports remained intact. FDD's Long War Journal says "two of the bridge’s four lanes are totally unusable. The adjacent span for the other two lanes was knocked loose but remains on the pier." A source close ...
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2022 Crimean Bridge Explosion
On 8 October 2022, at 6:07 am, a fire broke out on the Crimean Bridge as a result of an explosion, which occurred on the road bridge, on or under the westbound vehicle lanes running from Russia to Kerch in occupied Crimea. Two two-lane vehicular spans of the bridge collapsed into the water. Two adjacent eastbound lanes on independent structure survived. The railway bridge was also significantly damaged by fire on railway tanker cars. Four people were killed and the Investigative Committee of Russia started an investigation. The damage reduced the transport capacity of the bridge, which is being used to supply Russian troops in occupied Crimea during the invasion of Ukraine. The explosion occurred the day after the 70th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin and one week after the announcement of the annexation of four Ukrainian regions by Russia. No one claimed responsibility for the explosion. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian government "did not order ...
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