Attack on the Kerch bridge in Crimea, exchange of accusations between Kiev and Moscow: what we know

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A bomb truck it exploded yesterday on the Kerch bridge, that connects Crimea to Russia. Still to be clarified who is behind the gesture. What at first seemed like a blow landed by Kiev, a few hours later turned into an exchange of accusations between Ukraine and Russia on the actual responsibilities. But what does the infrastructure represent and what role does this attack play in the conflict between Russians and Ukrainians?

Truck explodes on Crimea-Russia bridge. VIDEO

epaselect epa10230640 A firefighter helicopter pours water on fire on a collapsed part of the Kerch Strait bridge in Crimea, 08 October 2022. According to Russian authorities, "an explosion was set off at a cargo vehicle on the motorway part of the Crimean bridge on the side of the Taman peninsula, which set fire to seven fuel tanks of a train that was en route to the Crimean peninsula. Two motorway sections of the bridge partially collapsed. " EPA / STRINGER

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The fire, now extinguished, would have been work of the Kiev secret services, according to what emerged initially. But the Ukrainian presidency in the afternoon he suggested that there be a “Russian track”. Advisor to the head of the president’s office, Mikhail Podolyak, considers the explosion “a manifestation of the conflict” between the Russian security forcesin particular “between the FSB on the one hand, and the Ministry of Defense / General Staff of the Russian Federation on the other”

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epa10230656 A firefighter helicopter pours water on fire on a collapsed part of the Kerch Strait bridge in Crimea, 08 October 2022. According to Russian authorities, "an explosion was set off at a cargo vehicle on the motorway part of the Crimean bridge on the side of the Taman peninsula, which set fire to seven fuel tanks of a train that was en route to the Crimean peninsula. Two motorway sections of the bridge partially collapsed. " EPA / STRINGER

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The bridge was inaugurated in 2018. It is 19 kilometers long and is the largest in Europe. It also represents the only direct link between the peninsula and the Russian region of Krasnodar. After the explosion, one of the two carriageways collapsed. Also damaged was the railway above where the flames engulfed a tank train carrying fuel tanks.

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epa10230386 A still image taken from handout video provided by the Russian Investigative committee shows Russian investigators work on a collapsed part of the Kerch Strait bridge in Crimea, 08 October 2022. According to Russian authorities, "an explosion was set off at a cargo vehicle on the motorway part of the Crimean bridge on the side of the Taman peninsula, which set fire to seven fuel tanks of a train that was en route to the Crimean peninsula. Two motorway sections of the bridge partially collapsed. " EPA / RUSSIAN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITEE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES

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Moscow undoubtedly speaks of “a terrorist attack with a bomb truck “. Putin suffered ordered the formation of a government commission to investigate the incident. According to Moscow, rail traffic has been restored, as has the passage of light vehicles on the road. What happened has a strong symbolic value also because the attack comes the day after Putin’s 70th birthday

Russia. Kerch. OCTOBER 8, 2022. Russian Investigative Committee employees work at the site of a fire on a section of a bridge linking Crimea to mainland Russia. Early on October 8, a truck exploded on the bridge causing fuel tanks of a freight train to catch fire. Three people have died. Motor and rail traffic has been temporarily suspended, a ferry line has been launched. Best quality available. Video screen grab. A STILL IMAGE TAKEN FROM A VIDEO PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY ON 8 OCTOBER 2022. Russian Investigative Committee / TASS / Sipa USA

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The Kerch Bridge after all is an icon for the Russians. Costing around $ 3 billion, it was designed in 2015 after the annexation of Crimea, the peninsula that Khrushchev ceded to Ukraine in 1954 and which Putin took over by sending his troops in 2014. The Russian president inaugurated it in person. in 2018 stating that it was the clearest proof that the peninsula was and would remain Federation territory

Russia. Kerch. OCTOBER 8, 2022. Fire on a section of a bridge linking Crimea to mainland Russia. A truck exploded on the bridge causing fuel tanks of a freight train to catch fire. Traffic has been temporarily suspended. According to preliminary information, no casualties have been reported. Yelena Yakimova / TASS / Sipa USA

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Before the war with Ukraine the bridge was the only way to reach the Crimea from Russia. After February 24, the day of the Russian invasion, it became the crucial logistic line for the armed forces of Moscow. In fact, fuel supplies, ammunition and weapons transit from the bridge to be subsequently distributed throughout the Kherson front.

epa10230387 A still image taken from handout video provided by the Russian Investigative committee shows Russian investigators work on a collapsed part of the Kerch Strait bridge in Crimea, 08 October 2022. According to Russian authorities, "an explosion was set off at a cargo vehicle on the motorway part of the Crimean bridge on the side of the Taman peninsula, which set fire to seven fuel tanks of a train that was en route to the Crimean peninsula. Two motorway sections of the bridge partially collapsed. " EPA / RUSSIAN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITEE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES

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The bridge therefore has a large one value also in terms of military strategy. It reduces the time for supplies compared to ferries which – especially in winter – are faced with prohibitive conditions due to winds and raging sea

Black smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia, after a truck exploded, near Kerch, on October 8, 2022. - Moscow announced on October 8, 2022 that a truck exploded igniting a huge fire and damaging the key Kerch bridge - built as Russia's sole land link with annexed Crimea - and vowed to find the perpetrators, without immediately blaming Ukraine. (Photo by AFP)

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Putinreports the Taxsigned a decree for Rstrengthen the safety measures on the deck of Kerch and on infrastructure which supply electricity and gas to the Crimea. The role of strengthening protective measures was given to the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)

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Source-tg24.sky.it

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