Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital

[Bkk Brian]

Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.

Mr Biden said Russia's President Vladimir Putin was "not joking" when he spoke of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering setbacks in Ukraine.

However, the US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan last week said that, despite Moscow's nuclear hints, the US had seen no signs that Russia was imminently preparing to use a nuclear weapon.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63167947

[LosLobo]

Russians are fleeing their homeland in protest of Putin’s draft

Russians are abandoning their families, trying to escape the war. At least 200,00 have arrived in Kazakhstan this week alone.

 

Some Russian Corporations have a policy now of sending employees out of the country to help them escape the draft and the war.

 

There are even Russian boat people arriving on US shores to avoid the draft.

 

 

[LosLobo]

Ukraine War: Russia 'trying to keep nuclear debate going'

Putin is succeeding in his ploy to continue his latest nuclear threat for political gain in the Kremlin and the West.

 

 

 

[rudi49jr]

Ukrainian officials say that at least 180 bodies, including "whole families" with young children, have been discovered in a mass grave in Lyman less than one week after troops reclaimed the formerly Russian-occupied city.
 

As the Ukrainian army liberates more towns and villages, we can probably expect many more of these horrible finds. 
 

https://www.newsweek.com/whole-families-among-180-bodies-found-mass-grave-lyman-ukraine-1750064

 

 

[LosLobo]

Happy 70th Birthday Vladimir!

The free world celebrates....

Better than birthday cake candles!

Putin's pet project bridge is on fire.

 

Explosion Rocks Russia's Prized Kerch Strait Bridge Leading To Crimea (Updated) (thedrive.com)

 

Also MSN/Guardian.....

 

Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion (msn.com)

 

More confirmation....

 

Crimean bridge fire: Blaze erupts on only bridge linking peninsula to Russia - BBC News

 

[LosLobo]

16 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.

Mr Biden said Russia's President Vladimir Putin was "not joking" when he spoke of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering setbacks in Ukraine.

However, the US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan last week said that, despite Moscow's nuclear hints, the US had seen no signs that Russia was imminently preparing to use a nuclear weapon.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63167947

If the Kerch Bridge explosion was caused by Ukraine, this may well be the acid test of Putin's resolve to pursue his nuclear threats.

 

Bring out the iodine tablets!

 

It may even be the straw that finally breaks his power and credibility in the Duma and bring about a regime change.

[Bkk Brian]

38 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

Happy 70th Birthday Vladimir!

The free world celebrates....

Better than birthday cake candles!

Putin's pet project bridge is on fire.

 

Explosion Rocks Russia's Prized Kerch Strait Bridge Leading To Crimea (Updated) (thedrive.com)

 

Also MSN/Guardian.....

 

Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion (msn.com)

 

More confirmation....

 

Crimean bridge fire: Blaze erupts on only bridge linking peninsula to Russia - BBC News

 

What fantastic news. Slava Ukraine!

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[jvs]

I read that a big fire is going on on the Cremia bridge,two fuel

tankers on fire.

Not clear is how it happened but russia claims an explosion

and Ukraine claims an attack.

Both are ok i think.

[rudi49jr]

19 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

 

It may even be the straw that finally breaks his power and credibility in the Duma and bring about a regime change

Be careful what you wish for, with the likes of Prighozhin and other such sinister figures chomping at the bit to take over. 

[sammieuk1]

2 minutes ago, jvs said:

I read that a big fire is going on on the Cremia bridge,two fuel

tankers on fire.

Not clear is how it happened but russia claims an explosion

and Ukraine claims an attack.

Both are ok i think.

[rudi49jr]

 

[candide]

17 minutes ago, jvs said:

I read that a big fire is going on on the Cremia bridge,two fuel

tankers on fire.

Not clear is how it happened but russia claims an explosion

and Ukraine claims an attack.

Both are ok i think.

According to Russia, It's a truck bomb.

https://news.yahoo.com/large-fire-reported-key-bridge-060008991.html

[LosLobo]

15 minutes ago, candide said:

According to Russia, It's a truck bomb.

https://news.yahoo.com/large-fire-reported-key-bridge-060008991.html

In one of the videos, there is a large truck with a passenger car alongside that may have been the cause yet there is a boat in another shown under the bridge just before the blast too.

 

Looks like both lanes of the road are damaged too likely with a lot of unseen structural damage.

 

 

[sammieuk1]

Damage done lol ????

 

 

[sammieuk1]

16 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Damage done lol ????

 

 

Looks like a very big bang how mysterious ????

 

[BarraMarra]

Something is wrong here looks like a truck was taken out with an explosion no sign of a Tanker Exploding in this Vid or a train pulling fuel tanks behind it. Reports on Sky news say's a small section of the bridge has collapsed but not confirmed. Either way, heavy tanks and Artillery will not be entering Ukraine from Russia if this is seriously damaged.

[tgw]

45 minutes ago, BarraMarra said:

Something is wrong here looks like a truck was taken out with an explosion no sign of a Tanker Exploding in this Vid or a train pulling fuel tanks behind it. Reports on Sky news say's a small section of the bridge has collapsed but not confirmed. Either way, heavy tanks and Artillery will not be entering Ukraine from Russia if this is seriously damaged.

nice photos and videos here:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63183404

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/08/europe/crimea-bridge-explosion-intl-hnk/index.html

[Mavideol]

2 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

Be careful what you wish for, with the likes of Prighozhin and other such sinister figures chomping at the bit to take over. 

his own cronies are now turning on him and challenging his decisions, he's sitting on a hot seat 555

One of Putin's inner circle confronted him over the failing war in Ukraine, report says, an incredibly rare show of dissent

https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-putins-inner-circle-confronted-104702459.html

Putin’s Own Allies Turn On Him as Ukraine Unleashes Hell in Stolen Russian Tanks

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-own-allies-turn-him-115006261.html

 

 

 

[Mavideol]

whoever did it was a great move to cut the supplies routes.... or if and big IF it was an accident that proves that Karma is working, either way very pleased with the outcome

Blast hits Crimea bridge, key supply route in Russia's war

https://www.yahoo.com/news/large-fire-reported-key-bridge-060008991.html

[Bkk Brian]

So whats it to be Russia?

 

The bridge committed suicide

The bridge was just re organizing itself

Another goodwill gesture

 

Or do we have another explanation until the truth is officially released?

[Bkk Brian]

 

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[Denim]

47 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

So whats it to be Russia?

Whoever did it ( Russia , Ukraine  ? ) it brings the likelihood of a tactical nuclear response by Putin a huge step closer.

 

Certainly , there will be those around him and the whole country egging him on to make a hard strike in retaliation pretty soon.

 

 

[candide]

25 minutes ago, Denim said:

Whoever did it ( Russia , Ukraine  ? ) it brings the likelihood of a tactical nuclear response by Putin a huge step closer.

 

Certainly , there will be those around him and the whole country egging him on to make a hard strike in retaliation pretty soon.

 

 

Xi will not allow it.

[thaibeachlovers]

15 hours ago, BarraMarra said:

Something is wrong here looks like a truck was taken out with an explosion no sign of a Tanker Exploding in this Vid or a train pulling fuel tanks behind it. Reports on Sky news say's a small section of the bridge has collapsed but not confirmed. Either way, heavy tanks and Artillery will not be entering Ukraine from Russia if this is seriously damaged.

If it's only a small section damaged it's no problem to bridge that. Armies have things called bridges to be used in such situations. Used to be called Bailey bridges.

[Bkk Brian]

Being reported now that one road lane of the bride is open to light traffic and the railway bridge will soon be repaired. So a few more strikes need to be planned for in the future! At the very least it is a huge propaganda victory for Ukraine, its not scared of Russia's nuclear threats. Quite right to.

 

Have to wait and see now what Putin has in store as retribution, more mass shelling of civilian infrastructure no doubt.

 

Here's the maxar satellite image.

 

 

 

[Rimmer]

Crimea bridge partly reopens after huge explosion - Russia

 

By Hugo Bachega in Kyiv and Patrick Jackson in London

BBC News

 

Light traffic has resumed on Russia's only bridge to Crimea, hours after a huge blast brought down sections of the roadway.

The blast on Europe's longest bridge - a symbol of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 - killed three people, investigators say.

The victims were in a nearby car when a lorry blew up, Russian officials claim.

See more:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63183404

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19 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Crimea bridge partly reopens after huge explosion - Russia

 

By Hugo Bachega in Kyiv and Patrick Jackson in London

BBC News

 

Light traffic has resumed on Russia's only bridge to Crimea, hours after a huge blast brought down sections of the roadway.

The blast on Europe's longest bridge - a symbol of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 - killed three people, investigators say.

The victims were in a nearby car when a lorry blew up, Russian officials claim.

See more:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63183404

Well, it's really 2 bridges. At least 2 separate roads. The one that got hit is the one that has a road and train tracks. The trains are a very important means of transporting materiel destined for Kherson.