Head of Crimea’s parliament blames Ukraine for truck explosion on Russia’s Crimean Bridge
By Matthew Roscoe • 08 October 2022 • 8:37
UPDATE: Head of Crimea's parliament blames Ukraine for truck explosion on Russia’s Crimean Bridge. Image: @KevinRothrock/Twitter
RUSSIA’S National Anti-Terrorism Committee claims that it was a truck that exploded on Russia’s Crimean Bridge which led to the ignition of seven fuel tanks and the partial collapse of two spans of the bridge. The head of Crimea’s parliament blames Ukraine for the explosion.
UPDATE 8.37 am (October 8) – Russian news agency TASS said that the explosion on Russia’s Crimean Bridge was the result of “a lorry being blown up on the Crimean bridge,” according to Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC).
“Today at 06:07, a truck exploded on the automobile part of the Crimean bridge from the side of the Taman Peninsula, which resulted in the ignition of seven fuel tanks of the train, following in the direction of the Crimean Peninsula,” NAC said.
“There was a partial collapse of two automobile spans bridge. The arch over the navigable part of the bridge is not damaged.
“At the scene, measures are being taken to establish the circumstances of the explosion and eliminate its consequences.”
The head of Crimea’s parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, said that the explosion was the result of “Ukraine Vandals”.
