Ukraine Claims Underwater Strike on Strategic Crimean Bridge

[BLMFem]

18 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Pretty obvious, Z is brainwashed by the EU war mongers, and no desire to end the conflict.

 

Personally, I wish Putin would give Kyiv a week's warning for civilians to leave, then carpet bomb the place down to a pile of rubble.  End this silliness once & for all.

Yes, it's the fault of the invaded, not the invader.

Personally, I hope the Ukrainians raze the Kremlin to the ground. with Putin and his henchmen in it.

[LosLobo]

4 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Unlucky, brigde undamaged, the video of the explosion didn't look like a tonne of TNT went off either

Frank, you watched the blast 20 metres down in near-zero visibility, then X-rayed all 110 of the 70-metre footing piles for integrity — while reduced to fish food. Yet somehow, you're still posting. Incredible.

[JakeC]

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Their sources are not correct, or they are just biased. I would choose the second option.
There have been two explosions: one in this video, and another one a few hundred meters from the bridge. Also, at least one autonomous boat with explosives was intercepted in the sea. 
After that, the bridge was closed for safety inspections for several hours. Since then, the bridge has been opened for general civilian traffic and is operating normally.

 

 

https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukraines-sbu-strikes-crimean-bridge-in-underwater-attack/

 

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The Crimean Bridge was closed for traffic between 6 and 9 a.m. local time on that day, according to local Telegram channels. The Mash Telegram channel reported that a Ukrainian drone was shot down over the bridge, and its debris fell onto the road.

According to pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel Crimean Wind, the bridge had been closed down for inspection, possibly to examine damage.

Later the same day, Crimean Wind reported a new "powerful explosion" near Kerch at around 3 p.m., writing that a helicopter is patrolling the strait. Several local channels reported that a fresh drone attack against the peninsula was underway in the afternoon, and that the bridge is closed once again.

 

[billd766]

4 hours ago, VBer said:

Both BBC and RT are propaganda channels. I don't know what's been on RT, but the BBC's claim about a second closure, if it was made, is not correct

Strangely enough, whilst you condemn the BBC which has far far more resources than you. you also don't seem to be able to back up your claim with any links from other news sites. I wonder why?

[VBer]

29 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Strangely enough, whilst you condemn the BBC which has far far more resources than you. you also don't seem to be able to back up your claim with any links from other news sites. I wonder why?

I suspect the BBC relied solely on the website mentioned above, which is a pro-Ukrainian source. In any case, there's no point in arguing about it now; the bridge is operating normally and the incident has concluded.

[billd766]

2 hours ago, VBer said:

I suspect the BBC relied solely on the website mentioned above, which is a pro-Ukrainian source. In any case, there's no point in arguing about it now; the bridge is operating normally and the incident has concluded.

So you have nothing but your "suspicion" to go on and still no other links..

 

Hmmm.

[BLMFem]

9 minutes ago, billd766 said:

So you have nothing but your "suspicion" to go on and still no other links..

 

Hmmm.

I imagine he just copies and pastes from sheets of Russian talking points sent out by "friends" in Russia.

[dinsdale]

Strategic value low, symbolic value high.

[TedG]

 

Here is a PE view on the damage to the bridge.