Putin: The explosion on the Crimean bridge was a terrorist act by the Ukrainian services

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The Russian president met with the head of the investigative committee, who presented him with the evidence

The president of Russia Vladimir Putin tonight blamed the Ukrainian secret services for the powerful explosion that occurred on Saturday morning on the bridge connecting Russia with the Crimean peninsula, calling the action “terrorist”.

“The perpetrators, perpetrators and principals are the Ukrainian secret services”Putin said in a meeting with head of the Russian Investigative Committeeas reported by Russian news agencies.

“The’re is no doubt. This is a terrorist act aimed at destroying a critical political infrastructure.” he said, according to a video posted on the Kremlin’s Telegram account.

Putin met with Alexander Bastrykinthe head of the Commission of Inquiry, who presented him with the conclusion of the investigation carried out into the explosion and fire on the bridge.

Moscow had so far not directly blamed it Kyiv for the explosion of the trapped truck that killed three people.

“It is a terrorist act planned by the secret services of Ukraine. The goal was to destroy a large political infrastructure, very important for Russia” Bastrykin said at this meeting.

The bridge, inaugurated by Putin himself in 2018, is also used to resupply Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

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