The main bridge was severely damaged in an attack by a fuel truck on the bridge connecting Kharkiv-Russia and the annexed Crimea from Ukraine; The railway line was also damaged.
On February 25, Russia launched a war against Ukraine, an Eastern European country. The war has been going on for seven months. Russia recently annexed four separatist-held regions in Ukraine, backed by its military.
Following this, Russia has intensified its attack on Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russia annexed the Crimea region of Ukraine in 2014.
A huge bridge has been built across the Sea of Azov to connect Russia and Crimea. It has a vehicular bridge and a railway bridge.
Russian forces launched a serious offensive in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, early yesterday morning. In this situation, a large truck filled with fuel caught fire in the middle of the bridge connecting Russia – Crimea yesterday.
In this, one of the two bridges for road traffic was severely damaged. Another bridge is said to have no major damage.
In this fire, the elevated railway line near it was also affected. Then, the fuel train caught fire. All seven coaches of the train were damaged.
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Subsequently, these bridges have been closed. Russia used to take military supplies through these bridges for the war on Ukraine. As the bridge is now damaged, the transportation of goods is hampered.
The Russian army has said that the Ukrainian army was involved in the attack using a fuel truck. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the military commanders to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident, according to news reports.
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