Russian media quoted the Russian authorities as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin had issued orders to tighten security measures on the city Crimean bridge Extending from Russia to the Crimea, in addition to the infrastructure that supplies the peninsula with electricity and natural gas.
He indicated that the Federal Security Service will be responsible for strengthening protection measures. Russia also declared a state of emergency in Crimea.
Russia’s involvement in the Crimean bombing
The Ukrainian presidency hinted at Russia’s involvement in the Crimean Bridge bombing. Adviser to the Ukrainian President, Mikhailo Podolyak, said that the bridge explosion was the result of a conflict within the Kremlin circles. Podolyak added that all indications confirm that the truck entered the bridge from the Russian side.
The Ukrainian President’s advisor had said in a statement following the Crimean Bridge bombing this morning that his country will destroy everything that is illegal, and the Crimean Bridge is the beginning.
Circulating images showed traffic congestion in the ferry area in Kuban, the capital of the city of Kra-Snodar in southern Russia, where water and food were delivered to passengers following the bombing of the Crimean bridge impeded the movement of land.
Explosion details
The Russian investigative committee, which was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, revealed new details regarding what happened on the Crimean bridge, which resulted in the death of 3 people in the explosion of the bridge during the attack with an unregistered truck.
The investigation committee said in a statement that the victims are most likely passengers of a car that was passing by the truck that exploded, adding that two bodies, one of a man and the other of a woman, were pulled out of the water, and their identity is being determined.
The statement indicated that investigators identified the data of the truck and its owner, who turned out to be a resident of the Krasnodar Territory, and investigations were launched at his home. The truck’s itinerary and related documents are also being studied.
