The Kerch bridge takeout is key to the Russians dilemma in the Kherson region. How did the Ukrainians manage to take out the Kerch Bridge railway and roadway at the same time? I have seen no theories on this. But I have seen many theories how just the roadway was destroyed. Well, there is single lane traffic on it now. No heavy trucks allowed.
Cutting the bridges over the Dnieper river was important. It reduced them to ferries that won’t support heavy vehicles, like tanks. Getting their armor back across won’t be easy.
England did good in that hit. Don’t mess with UK. One truck bomb and the war is won for the Ukraine proxy army. Masterful. Now you see how England won an empire. Putin was playing chess, England was playing Rugby.
Railway damage may be a lucky break. The way I see it, the explosion from roadway damaged fuel train, setting it ablaze.
Instead of total explosion, burning fuel started to leak and flowed down the side of bridge, even reaching its underside. The fire was intense and went on for hours. Heat damage reached deep inside the bridge structure, making it too hazardous to use.
“… How did the Ukrainians manage to take out the Kerch Bridge railway and roadway at the same time? I have seen no theories on this. But I have seen many theories how just the roadway was destroyed. Well, there is single lane traffic on it now. No heavy trucks allowed….”
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The blast effect from a large explosion can damage (and set fire to) rail tanker cars. With a near certainty sending the truck bomb onto the bridge was timed for when there was a fuel train on the bridge. The drive of the truck was an unknowing stooge so the blast was likely remotely triggered by someone in visible sight (or via GPS tracking) of the truck’s location relative to the train.
Of course the bombers may have simply gotten lucky with the train’s presence.