![]() The speaker of Crimea’s Kremlin-backed regional parliament blamed Ukraine for the explosion, but downplayed the severity of the damage and said the bridge would be promptly repaired. Putin was informed about the explosion and he ordered the creation of a government panel to deal with the emergency. Russia’s Energy Ministry said Crimea has enough fuel for 15 days, adding that it was working on ways to replenish stock.Īuthorities suspended passenger train traffic across the bridge until further notice. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee specified that the explosion and fire led to the collapse of the two sections of one of the two links of the automobile bridge, while another link was intact. The bridge has train and automobile sections. While Russia seized the areas north of Crimea early on during the invasion and built a land corridor to it along the Sea of Azov, Ukraine is pressing a counteroffensive to reclaim them. If the bridge were made inoperable, it would make it significantly more challenging to ferry supplies to Crimea. The peninsula holds symbolic value for Russia and is key to sustaining its military operations in the south of Ukraine. ![]()
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