CCTV video at the time of the Crimean Bridge explosion | Twitter video capture
Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine’s special agency for the explosion of the Kerch Strait Bridge.
On the 9th (local time), President Putin received a report on the progress of the investigation from Alexander Vastrikin, chairman of the committee to investigate the Krum Bridge explosion. “(The explosion) is an act of terrorism,” Bastrickin said at the meeting. A clear conclusion was reached throughout the initial investigation. “It was prepared by a special Ukrainian agency with the purpose of destroying key civilian infrastructure in Russia,” he said. Putin said, “I see. There is no doubt regarding what you just reported. The Ukrainian special agency initiated it, carried out and commanded it.”
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, insisted that Russia take direct retaliation. “The Krem Bridge explosion is an act of terror committed by the criminal Kiiwu regime,” he said in a written interview with Donbas’ local media, according to state news agency TAS. said.
At around 6:07 am on the 8th, an explosion occurred at the Krem Bridge connecting the Russian mainland and the Krum Peninsula, which Russia forcibly annexed in 2014, and part of the bridge collapsed. Since then, Russia has paid attention to the possibility that an explosive may have been loaded into the truck crossing the bridge at the time of the explosion, and is investigating where the truck came from and who was involved in the operation and operation. “The truck has gone through Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, North Ossetia and Krasnodar,” said Vastrikin. “We have identified the suspect who drove the truck and organized the terrorist act.” Russia has named Samir Yusuvov, 25, the truck’s owner, who claimed his relative was the driver.
However, there are objections to the interpretation of the truck as the start of the explosion. The BBC reported that analysis of the footage showed flames coming from just behind the truck as it began to climb the bridge. A former British military explosives expert told the BBC that it is more likely that the explosion occurred below the bridge rather than above it. “Normal bridges are designed to withstand impacts from above (downward loads),” he said. Perhaps this fact was used in the attack.” A maritime drone may have delivered explosives under the bridge, the BBC reported.
Ukraine has not commented on its involvement in the Krum Bridge explosion.
Putin is scheduled to hold a security meeting on the 10th. The reason or agenda for the convening of the security meeting was not disclosed. There is a possibility that retaliatory measures once morest Ukraine will be discussed in relation to the Krem Bridge explosion. Security meetings are usually held once every 1-2 weeks. At the most recent meeting two weeks ago, the mobilization order supplementary measures were discussed.
