Ukraine War: Traffic halted after 'emergency' on bridge linking Russia and Crimea

Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland has been halted after two people died amid reports of blasts.

Grey Zone, a popular Telegram channel affiliated with the Wagner mercenary group, reported two strikes on the road early this morning.

#crimeabridge #ukrainenews #ukrainewar

[basilfawlty]

It wasn't an attack, it was a special structural integrity testing operation

[justiakas]

If they can't defend such a strategically significant object for the second time, it's just a question of time when it gets completely destroyed.

[joddali]

Both spans are damaged. The span on the left has been pushed approximately one meter to the right, and is "lowered" 30 cm. So both spans need to be replaced and the columns need to be rebuilt.

[BubbaBearsFriend]

Is the bridge actually "inside Russia" as the reporter claims in his last sentence?

[robertarthropthesecond]

Great! Now take down that railway bridge!

[sugoidessho]

'Perpetrated' has a negative meaning implying a criminal/terrorist action but Ukraine is simply defending its territory from orc russofascist invaders and has every right to damage/destroy an illegal bridge to illegally annexed and occupied territory. Reporter should have used the words "carried out" the action. russofascists are the aggressors and perpetrators of war crimes here, not the Ukrainians.

[theloki]

It was caused by some Russian soldiers smoking.

[jonathan-ys]

The big question is, , , how will Russia respond??

[johnbrinsmead]

Perhaps the bridge has chosen to be a special operation.

[donknox]

Blame Ukraine for bombing a bridge... compared to what Russia has done to Ukraine? 😂

[AnatolyDyatolov]

I guess some people just don't like bridges.

[allpointsorganized]

The bridge was built to blow up at this point when it was first constructed.

[DavidGetling]

Very nice, but don't leave a job half done. Use some of those Storm Shadows to destroy the other half too. How Putin would cry when his beloved Kerch bridge become completely unusable.

[slpip]

In war, airports, oil fields, and bridges are the first destroy items.

[JacKBoT]

Not "governor", correct is "terrorist collaborator" aksyonov; not "two people" rather "two illegal occupants" lost their lives while breaking the law and breaching the border. Words and terms matter.

[brokenarrow]

Waiting for the revenge, I'm excited.

[prashantam]

Instead of saying who blasted bridge it would be sufficient to say blast has occured. In the war zone it would be not understood who has blasted. It may be a part of defending territory by its nation.

[ibmhsuh]

In Ukraine we are naming this "Good morning"

[Bobbydyland]

Inside Russia? FLICK off Sky, the Bridge is between Russia and Occupied Ukraine.

[aenorist]

Good job, save for the civvies (its mental people actually vacation in a warzone), but the real deal is the rail bridge.
If that survives, more attacks are needed.