Truck Bomb Blast Partially Destroys Kerch Bridge A Vital Link To Crimea, Oct. 8, 2022

 

Sabotage Kerch Bridge

Oct 8, 2022 Sabotage Kerch Bridge. The Kerch Bridge on Crimean Peninsula

exploded after coming under attack. Footage from Russian Anti-terrorist Committee shows a truck bomb exploding on a bridge. The Russian side said that Ukraine carried out sabotage on the bridge which is a Russian red line. It seems that Ukraine is waiting for a big shock from Moscow that will shake Kiev very strongly, even Russian officials have given a stern warning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyOdEC5bAuo

 

Putin orders action after a truck bomb blast of 'terrorist nature' destroys vital link to Crimea

Oct 8, 2022 Russia has vowed to find the perpetrators behind the explosion that damaged the strategic Kerch Bridge - the only land link between Crimea and Russia. Moscow's Anti-Terrorism Committee said that a truck bomb triggered 7 railway cars carrying fuel to catch fire, resulting in the 'partial collapse of two sections of the bridge.' The committee didn’t immediately apportion blame but officials in Moscow have pointed fingers at Ukraine for the blast. Meanwhile, officials in Kyiv have posted gleeful reactions on social media over the damage to bridge as it is an important supply route for military equipment for Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofdNcaPfhSI

 

Impact of Crimea Bridge Attack & Ukraine's Next Likely Offensive

Oct 8, 2022 Ukraine strike on Crimea Bridge complicates both civilian and military logistics to Crimea - the former more so than the latter;

- The bridge attack is likely to be followed by anticipated offensive operations by Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia toward Melitopol;

- The bridge attack + Melitopol offensive is meant to isolate Crimea;

- Ukraine's offensive will leave its forces overextended, depleted and vulnerable to Russian forces who have throughout the duration of Ukraine's offensives preserved their manpower and equipment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AE8X-G-p94

References:

Guardian - Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion: https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Forbes - Ukraine’s Counteroffensives Appear To Be Part Of A Much Bigger Plan—To Divide The

Russian Army: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe...  

Julian Ropcke (Bild) - on the Crimean Bridge attack; 

 https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/sta...

Jullian Ropcke (Bild) - on the reality of the limits of Ukraine’s offensive: https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/sta...