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Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion
The Guardian ^ | 8th October 2022 | Peter beaumont

Posted on 10/07/2022 11:00:25 PM PDT by Cronos

The Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea, a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsular, has been hit by a massive explosion on the span that carries railway traffic.

Images from the bridge showed a fiercely burning fire engulfing at least two railway carriages from a train on the bridge, accompanied by a vast column of black smoke.

The explosion, which witnesses said could be heard kilometres away, took place around 6am on Saturday while a train was crossing the bridge, although it was not immediately clear what caused it.

Some images appeared to show a second fire at some distance from the main blaze.

Later images also appeared to show part of road bridge that runs parallel with the train tracks had collapsed.

The bridge is both highly symbolic to Russia and an important logistical supply route for Russian forces in Crimea and in southern Russian-occupied Ukraine.

The Russian news service Tass said a fuel tanker was involved. “According to preliminary data, a fuel tank [railroad] car has been on fire at one of the sections of the Crimean bridge, shipping arches aren’t damaged, said Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to the Russian occupation head of the Crimea.

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This was probably that same Russian cigarette smoker Ivan.

They keep transferring Ivan all over the front and he is soo careless with his cigarette butts

1 posted on 10/07/2022 11:00:25 PM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

FAAFO


2 posted on 10/07/2022 11:01:40 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Cronos

3 posted on 10/07/2022 11:02:23 PM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

Russia is claiming a truck explosion caused the fuel tanks on the train to ignite.


4 posted on 10/07/2022 11:03:19 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Cronos

Nu Pogodi!


5 posted on 10/07/2022 11:03:34 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: kiryandil

is ivan related to ya, kirill?

6 posted on 10/07/2022 11:04:32 PM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

Video
clear view of the vehicle portion of the bridge that collapsed and the railway portion on fire
https://rumble.com/v1n2ije-fire-and-explosions-in-the-area-of-the-crimean-bridge..html


7 posted on 10/07/2022 11:04:48 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: dfwgator

Maybe it was hailstorms??


8 posted on 10/07/2022 11:05:09 PM PDT by Cronos
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To: janetjanet998

Capitalist imperialist western lies about great brother bridge collapse.

A Moscow-appointed official said: “A cistern carriage is burning with fuel on one of the bridge sections. Shipping arches aren’t affected. Too early to talk about reasons and consequences. Work is under way to put out the fire.”

Yet towarisch, brother bridge is ok as great Tsar Putin tells us.


9 posted on 10/07/2022 11:07:16 PM PDT by Cronos
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To: dfwgator

Coverup. It was simply a Tesla being recharged——nest to a 270 ton fuel storage depot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGuDFUiyJp4

Note a Russian composer, Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 Overture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7N6IAtWUFk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu_nvf4vSlo


10 posted on 10/07/2022 11:11:51 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Cronos

The Poles aren’t terribly worried about the horrendous Ukie losses...


11 posted on 10/07/2022 11:13:19 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Cronos

Photo caption....

It’s us or rust.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubYcD84eoGY

And the line from Rocky and Bullwinkle:
Rocky: (sees military tanks) Tanks, Bullwinkle.
Bullwinkle: You’re welcome.


12 posted on 10/07/2022 11:14:27 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Cronos

Between the collapsed road section and what seems to be the sagging portions of the overheated rail section, the carrying capacity of the bridge will be severely compromised, at the very least.

This is not an accident, certainly. It was attacked by some powerful means.


13 posted on 10/07/2022 11:34:22 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Cronos

CCTV footage of the The Kerch bridge explosion
https://rumble.com/v1n2s4y-cctv-footage-of-the-the-kerch-bridge-explosion.html


14 posted on 10/07/2022 11:37:37 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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Thanks for this.
It looks to me like a truck exploded on the road bridge, dropping a segment and damaging the adjoining segment. And it seems to have ignited a tanker car on the adjoining rail bridge.
That truck might have been hauling explosives.


15 posted on 10/07/2022 11:51:44 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Cronos

One of Poot’s tactical nukes would be useful here, to demolish a supporting pylon and the roadway above. This Kerch is dual purpose. It has a separate railway track and a roadway for trucks n automobiles.


16 posted on 10/08/2022 12:08:28 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: PIF; marcusmaximus; BeauBo

Videos of the fire/explosion:

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1578638952885784576?cxt=HHwWgMDQ9e_wuegrAAAA

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1578638069107785729?cxt=HHwWgoCgobe9uegrAAAA

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1578637477807783936?cxt=HHwWgIDQ3YGbuegrAAAA

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1578620354926612480?cxt=HHwWgMDQqaq2segrAAAA

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1578632595633758208?cxt=HHwWgIDT2er-tugrAAAA


17 posted on 10/08/2022 12:10:05 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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To: Cronos

A van full of C-4 would take out Kerch. This would be driven by a suicide bomber. Easy to find a Ukrainian with terminal cancer who will drive it....KABOOM!


18 posted on 10/08/2022 12:12:41 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: janetjanet998

Timmy Yuro is singing “The Big Hurt”.


19 posted on 10/08/2022 12:14:25 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Solid videos. Poot has been put on notice about the Crimean escape route to Russia.


20 posted on 10/08/2022 12:15:34 AM PDT by dennisw
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