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Posted on 08/18/2022 11:51:37 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
RUSSIAN officials shut down a key bridge to Crimea and fled over fears of an attack, according to Ukrainian reports.
The Crimean Bridge, which is also known as the Kerch Bridge, links the Russian mainland to the peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014. Some Russians dubbed the road and rail structure "Putin's bridge" as it was designed to link Crimea to Russia’s transport network.
Tensions are running high in Crimea which has been the target of a number of attacks in recent weeks with air and military bases targeted.
Ukrainian TV channel 24 claimed yesterday (August 16) that Moscow had ordered the Crimean Bridge shut overnight out of fears of an attack from Ukraine, according to the Kyiv Post.
The newspaper cites unnamed sources as saying local Russian officials were expected to flee the peninsula on Tuesday night.
Kyiv Post said in a tweet: "According to the Ukrainian 24 channel, Russia shut down the Kerch bridge in Crimea until 6 a.m tomorrow, fearing a possible strike from Ukraine.
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LOL!
What air defense doing?
LOL! Your propaganda spin is so false. Why do you nimrods even bother to lie so much? Russia has not attained air superiority over Ukraine (at least with planes). Ukraine continues to down Russian aircraft with MANPADS.
Russia lost the war the day they invaded Ukraine. The Ukrainian will to survive will prevail over Russia’s evil.
"God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis."
"They tried to bring a small number of tanks and personnel carriers in through al-Durah but they were surrounded and most of their infidels had their throats cut."
"I can say, and I am responsible for what I am saying, that they have started to commit suicide under the walls of Baghdad. We will encourage them to commit more suicides quickly."
"Today we slaughtered them in the airport. They are out of Saddam International Airport. The force that was in the airport, this force was destroyed."
Same energy as claiming the Russians are "fleeing" because there were some explosions.
The most important thing to remember about this bs is that it is nothing new. We just see it more clearly now, ultimately because of Trump.
Putin TOOK Crimea in 2014, along with part of eastern Ukraine. As with all Soviets, Putin takes something, installs Russians, and then later claims to be ‘protecting’ Russians as an excuse for more invasions and takings.
Perhaps the Brezhnev Doctrine is still in force:
“what’s ours is ours and what’s yours is negotiable”
I am not surprised. I don’t blame the Russians for keeping aircraft at Belbek but that made the airfield a valid target.
Putin was trying to evacuate the rest of his aircraft from Belbek to Russia yesterday.
Outstanding!
An armored ammunition train was destroyed in Kherson in the past 48 hours. Supposedly 800 tons of ammo were destroyed.
I read today the Wagner group is recruiting Russian prisoners pretty hard. It’s a way out of jail and decent money. 6000 bucks a month to start.
I think there were 2 other HIMARS strikes in Kherson today but they got lost in the Crimea and Belgorod news.
Wow.
I’m no logistics expert, but you’d think they would want to split up the transport and storage into smaller chunks so losing one segment isn’t so bad.
“Train Pilots to use,” planes in 60 days?
Well, of course he is referring to one way, “Kamikaze” pilots.
For return trip, of plane and pilot, one year at the least.
I think Ukraine would’ve allowed Russia to keep Crimea. Now that everyone knows how weak Russia really is, they are gonna get it back...lol
Fun to watch how emboldened Ukrainians have gotten.
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It’s nighttime in Kerch right now. Your video is old.
For all your globalist warmongering needs, turn to George Soros. (also sponsored by Pfizer)
It was shut down 2 days ago except for military and Putin’s collaborators to escape.
Oh, I see.................Won’t be long until you counterattack and win the war now. Now you go to bed and have a good night sleep, honey. Everything will be alright in the morning. I promise.
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