“They have more than 20,000 forces stuck in Kherson right now. They have lost access to bridges, rely on ferries and are in desperate need of ammunition, food and supplies from Crimea,” said analyst Samuel Ramani
The country is now in a strategically worse position Russia after the explosion and destruction of the Crimean bridge, as it lost one of its main road arteries, through which it fed its troops mainly in Kherson.
According to expert analyst Samuel Ramani, the damage to Kerch bridge is a strategic setback for Moscow’s troops.
“They have more than 20,000 forces stuck in Kherson right now. They have lost access to bridges, rely on ferries and are in desperate need of ammunition, food and supplies from Crimea,” he said.
“Russia is in more dire straits strategically than it was at the beginning of the week”he adds.
The loss of Kharkiv was a major moral and logistical setback for Russia, and the loss of Lyman cut off another logistical route, which “dealt them a serious blow”.
He adds: “Whenever Russia tried to disperse its forces, it always failed, but Ukraine was able to maintain attacks on Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson simultaneously. They may now open a new front in Zaporizhia.”
Ramani adds that this is a “big concern” for Russia, as Ukraine may have more ground than it had in February by the time its 20,000 troops arrive on the front lines. “Russia’s forces may not have adequate supply lines to supply and equip themselves,” he said, as reported by the BBC.
Video from the blast site – Traffic partially restored
Video from the scene of the explosion on the Crimean bridgewhere the investigations are being carried out by the Russian services, Moscow announced, while shortly before 5 pm it was announced that the movement of vehicles was partially restored, as the lane that did not suffer damage was opened to traffic.
As can be seen from the pictures, the damage to the bridge is extensive. The one road corridor of the bridge was completely destroyed by the explosion of the explosive-laden truck and fell into the sea, while damage, but clearly smaller, also exists in the railway network.
The following is the video released by Moscow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOHyC3HWBs
At least three dead from the explosion
At least three people have died in the explosion on the Crimean bridge in the Kerch Strait, as announced at noon by the Research Committee of the Russian Federation. The driver of the truck that exploded on the Crimean bridge has been identified, the Investigative Committee said. According to the latest information, two of the dead are the passengers of a passing car, a man and a woman, who have been identified. At the same time, the owner of the truck that was registered in the region of Krasnodar was identified, while investigations have begun at his residence.
Video purportedly showing the truck bomb that exploded on the bridge has come to light. In the video, members of the Russian authorities examine the undercarriage of the truck, while there are uniformed officers at the scene. Moments later, the truck pulls away.
Consequences of the explosion on the #Crimean bridge. pic.twitter.com/F9DL7LsWBR
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 8, 2022
What is known about the Crimean bridge explosion according to the Russians
At about 6 a.m. a truck blew up, causing a train’s fuel tanks to catch fire. The fire on the bridge is already out. Part of the road surface of the bridge collapsed, as a result of which the traffic of trains and vehicles was interrupted. The passage of boats continues. A ferry crossing the Kerch Strait will start operating within the day. The rehabilitation of the railway infrastructure has already started.
The All-Russian Union of Insurers estimates the damage from the explosion and fire on the bridge at 200 to 500 million rubles (3.3 to 8.2 million euros).
Footage showing a fiery inferno at the time of the powerful explosion on the bridge at Kerch Strait that joins the Crimean peninsula with Russia were given on social media.
The fire on the bridge at Kerch Strait which connects the Crimean peninsula with Russia’s transport and communication network is due in blowing up a trapped vehicle with explosives, Russia’s anti-terrorist commission announced, according to the country’s news agencies, adding that the section of the bridge used by cars had been damaged. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an official investigation into the causes of the Crimean bridge fire
According to a photo from Ukrainian media part of the roadway of the bridge has fallen into the sea:
The adviser to the Ukrainian president Mihailo Podoliak on Saturday appeared to admit that Kyiv was behind the explosion at the strategically important Kerch Strait bridge.
“Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled” says the Ukrainian official on Twitter.
Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled. pic.twitter.com/yUiSwOLlDP
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) October 8, 2022
The Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered an official investigation into the causes of the Crimean bridge fire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Interfax news agency.
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