2023-07-29 19:40:00
Russia provisionally suspends traffic on the Crimean bridge for fear of a new attack
The Russian authorities have suspended this Saturday traffic on the bridge over the Kerch Strait that links the annexed Crimean peninsula with mainland Russia for fear of a new Ukrainian attack. like the one that happened this Monday. “The circulation of cars on the Crimean bridge has been provisionally suspended,” they point out on the official Telegram channel that reports on the situation of the infrastructure. The note calls on the drivers and passengers of the cars that are on the bridge or in the control zone to remain calm and obey the instructions of the forces of order.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Friday that the Crimean bridge is a “hostile” infrastructurebuilt outside international law, so that “must be neutralizedOn the other hand, the head of International Affairs of the Russian Duma or Chamber of Deputies, Leonid Slutski, has specified today that these statements mean that Zelenski assumes his responsibility for “international terrorism”. In addition, the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, promised that Russia would respond “without fail” to Kiev.In this way, the Russian army has bombarded the port terminals of Kiev in recent days. Ukraine in the Black Sea destroying, among other things, several shipments of grain destined for export.
The one on Monday was the second attack against the 19-kilometre-long infrastructure, inaugurated in May 2018 and which is made up of a dual structure, automobile and railway. In October 2022, a truck loaded with explosives blew up, killing five people and sparking a long-running Russian campaign of aerial bombardments targeting energy infrastructure across Ukraine.
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