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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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To: Long Jon No Silver; dennisw

cowardly way of “fighting”

btw I think he was joking, you’re taking this way too seriously


41 posted on 10/08/2022 2:24:40 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

He wasn’t joking. He just had a rush of blood to the head over glee about the bridge hit. And even if he was joking, what kind of person jokes about cancer patients being eager suicide bombers.


42 posted on 10/08/2022 2:32:35 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: Long Jon No Silver

You do understand that Russia is trying to destroy Ukraine, right?

so don’t be surprised if Ukraine uses every method available to survive

just sayin, that’s war ... and here it could have been avoided if Russia had, somehow, just managed to stay within its OWN borders back in February


43 posted on 10/08/2022 2:36:50 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

I’m talking about suicide bombing itself, independent of the war in Ukraine. He/she put up a post that revelled in the possibility a suicide bomber hit the bridge and that cancer patients would be a source of such.


44 posted on 10/08/2022 2:50:39 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: canuck_conservative

I don’t know the exact figures of how many U.S service personnel have been killed by suicide bombers. Or Israeli. The marine barracks in Beirut suicide bombings killed 241. The number of civilians killed by this repugnant practice is in the tens of thousands since post since the 80’s


45 posted on 10/08/2022 2:56:35 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: canuck_conservative
You do understand that Russia is trying to destroy Ukraine, right?

Are all Canadians as limited geopolitically as you are?

46 posted on 10/08/2022 3:11:46 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: JonPreston

So aside from invading sovereign countries, bombing innocent civilians, and Putin’s pedophilic behavior, what other Russian criminal actions do you support?


47 posted on 10/08/2022 3:15:47 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: buwaya
said, "It looks to me like a truck exploded on the road bridge, dropping a segment and damaging the adjoining segment"

Agreed. i see no incoming device of any kind between the two video's that was available. The center of the explosion was right at the same spot as the truck.
48 posted on 10/08/2022 3:24:42 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: DUMBGRUNT
#33, Are you suggesting Russia "unknowingly and involuntarily volunteered" some poor schmuck to take out their own bridge?

Or do you think Ukraine got wind of Russia transporting high explosives in a manner OSHA would not approve and took advantage of the situation?

49 posted on 10/08/2022 3:25:48 AM PDT by Widget Jr (🇺🇦 Sláva Ukrayíni 🇺🇦 - Just say no to CCCP 2.0)
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To: canuck_conservative

Why would an American citizen listen to your liberal Canadian comments?


50 posted on 10/08/2022 3:29:34 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: canuck_conservative

Your brain stays in your self imposed border. Narrow minded with nothing to report other than the usual this “just sayin, that’s war ... and here it could have been avoided if Russia had, somehow, just managed to stay within its OWN borders back in February” repeated over and over again as though that thought bouncing around inside your self imposed border is purely a new revelation unheard yet by all.

Yet here you are, totally ignoring your own monster Justin Turdeau. instead you are supporting him and Biden in their evil endeavor to enslave and destroy the people in the Western world.

If only you would just stay within your border of Canada and take your shots like a good citizen.


51 posted on 10/08/2022 3:30:00 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Long Jon No Silver

Regardless of the method, this is a telling blow against Russia, with direct implications vs the logistic situation of Russian forces in Ukraine.

Whatever method was used is irrelevant. If you want to complain about it and console yourself thereby, go ahead, but as my abuelita, the consummate realist, used to say, “es un consuelo de bobo”.

No doubt this effect will be temporary, but all these things, interruptions, delays, resources expended, are cumulative.


52 posted on 10/08/2022 3:33:35 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Cronos

Anyone else note the lack of photo credits...?


53 posted on 10/08/2022 3:35:09 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: JonPreston

Why would an American listen to a Russian troll-farm operative?


54 posted on 10/08/2022 3:35:40 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: dforest

the *US* is the one trying to enslave people?

but Russia illegally invading another sovereign country is OK

sure ...


55 posted on 10/08/2022 3:38:07 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Long Jon No Silver

Quite. And as a military-political tactic it has been extremely effective. It has helped several bad actors establish moral (yes, moral, it has several meanings, including all psychological effects) supremacy over several societies. They terrorize the local people, break down local institutions, drive the “good” people to flee to some safer place (like Middle Eastern Christians), disgust and demoralize the western public, A Satanic tactic in support of depraved systems, but effective.

But there are many other Satanic tactics besides this.


56 posted on 10/08/2022 3:43:51 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Long Jon No Silver

Well, hell. If I had a terminal condition with only a few weeks or months to live, and would otherwise only be an albatross to those around me, I’d volunteer, so long as civilians were not targeted and the target was a legit asset to my enemy’s attack on my land. Why not?

Would this attack be more “acceptable” or more “honorable” if the Ukies hit that truck with a stealthy drone? Why?


57 posted on 10/08/2022 3:49:51 AM PDT by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: buwaya

The method is not irrelevant. Ukraine claims to have the moral high ground. In my view, if it was a suicide bomber, and if civilians were killed, it surrenders that ground. Suicide bombing expresses a a unique fanaticism that sets it apart


58 posted on 10/08/2022 3:51:43 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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To: buwaya

Hush Neocon.


59 posted on 10/08/2022 3:52:45 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: Paul R.

You do realise U.S soldiers were killed and will be killed by people having your same sentiment.


60 posted on 10/08/2022 3:54:57 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver (Rrily)
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