Fire breaks out on bridge connecting Russia with Crimea, three dead
Russia-Ukraine war: A massive explosion on the bridge connecting Russia and Crimea caught fire and a part of the bridge partially collapsed.
Crimean Bridge Collapsed after Huge Explosion: Three people were killed after a massive fire broke out on the only bridge connecting Russia to Crimea on Saturday amid months of tension between Russia and Ukraine. After this explosion, some part of the bridge also collapsed. Let us tell you that the Russian government sends all the goods for war to the southern part of Ukraine through Crimea. According to Ukrainian media, the incident happened around 6 in the morning of 8 October.
Tension will increase after Crimea bridge blast
The speaker of the Russian-backed regional parliament blamed the attack on Ukraine, although Russia has not yet held anyone responsible. In several media reports that have surfaced in the past months, it has been told that the Ukrainian official has been threatening to blow up the bridge from time to time. Even though Ukraine has not yet claimed responsibility for this, but after this incident, the possibility of increasing tension between the two countries is being expressed.
Crimean Bridge is the longest bridge in Europe
Russia’s National Anti-Terror Committee reported that seven bogies of a fuel-carrying train were set on fire after a truck bomb exploded, resulting in “partial collapse of two sections of the bridge.” The bridge built on the Kerch area connecting the Black Sea and the Azov Sea was opened in the year 2018. It is the longest bridge in Europe, with a length of 19 km. It cost $3.6 billion to build.
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This bridge is very important for Russia
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 in violation of international law and then built this bridge. Crimea is believed to be of great importance to Russia and is important for its military operations in the south. If the bridge is closed, it will make it more difficult to transport goods to Crimea.
Ukraine did not even take responsibility for the blast
The movement of passenger trains on the bridge has been suspended till further notice by the authorities. President Vladimir Putin has ordered the formation of a government committee to deal with this emergency situation. At the same time, an MP from Ukrainian President Zelensky’s party also rejected the claim on Saturday that Ukraine was behind the incident. He called it the result of efforts to control Crimea and annex it to Russia. Although Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the blast, many Ukrainian officials expressed happiness over the incident.