Ukraine presidency says Russia had hand in Crimea bridge blast
October 8, 2022, 7:00 pm

Ukraine presidency says Russia had hand in Crimea bridge blast

National flag of Russia (File photo: Pixabay)

A Ukrainian presidential advisor has suggested that Moscow was involved in the blast on the bridge which links the occupied Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland on Saturday (Oct 8).

"It is worth noting that the truck that detonated, according to all indications, entered the bridge from the Russian side. So the answers should be sought in Russia," Kyiv's presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said in comments released by the presidency.

Early Saturday morning (Oct 8), the Kerch bridge connecting Crimea to Russia caught fire. The cause of the fire at the Kerch bridge is unknown.

A huge explosion was heard before the massive fire broke out, according to eye-witnesses and video footages.

Three people died in the explosion on the Crimean Bridge, according to preliminary information from Russia's investigative committee into the incident.

A bridge connecting Crimea to Russia caught fire early Saturday morning (Oct 8) - Photo. Crimean telegram channels

The bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland has reopened to car traffic after it was heavily damaged by an explosion, the Russian-installed head of the peninsula said on Saturday (Oct 8).

Huge fire erupts on strategic bridge linking Crimea to Russia

The Kerch Bridge, a pair of parallel bridges, one road and one railroad, is a key supply route for Russia which was built after Crimea's annexation in 2014.

Crimea is a peninsula in Eastern Europe. It is situated along the northern coast of the Black Sea, and has a population of 2.4 million, made up mostly of ethnic Russians with significant Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar minorities, among others.

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