“”Kerch Bridge is closed, explosions over the city.
And it looks like there was an attack on Mount Mithridates, where the Pantsir-S1 was located, and after the explosion there was a strong fire.
Smoke is pouring out of the SP MIS ferry crossing in Kerch , subscribers report” - Crimean Wind telegram”
https://x.com/kvistp/status/1824251620579766700
Lets not name, names: (*{Kushner}*)
“Dimitri Simes, former head of the Center for the National Interest in Washington and former Russia adviser to President Nixon, lives in Moscow again & is a leading propagandist for Putin.
Why did many top republicans support him for years?
Are they dumb or treasonous?”
https://x.com/anders_aslund/status/1824255134362136595
Kyiv Independent reports:
“Explosions rang out across multiple cities in occupied Crimea overnight on Aug. 16, the Crimean Wind telegram channel claimed, citing resident reports. A fire was reported near the city of Kerch, in the area of the Kerch ferry crossing.
Residents in Sevastopol, Simferopol, and Kerch heard explosions around 3:30 a.m. local time, according to local media reports. Unconfirmed reports of another fire near the city of Simferopol were also reported.
Multiple explosions were also reported in the community of Chernomorsk in Russia’s neighbouring region Krasnodar Krai around 4:30 a.m. local time.
The Kerch bridge, connecting occupied Crimea with mainland Russia, was reportedly closed to traffic, local residents reported.
The Kyiv Independent cannot independently verify the claims, and Ukraine has not yet commented on the alleged attack.
No information was immediately available as to the target of the strike.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has regularly launched attacks on occupied Crimea as well as neighbouring Krasnodar Krai.
Kyiv’s Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov warned on Aug. 2 that Ukraine is working on a “complex solution” that could destroy the Kerch Bridge in the coming months. Russia reportedly began fortifying the bridge last month.”
(Perhaps a few of those stealthy American cruise missiles with 500 and 1,000 pound warheads would hit the spot nicely?)