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An improvised explosive device is said to have caused serious damage to the Crimean Bridge. Ukraine is showing itself to be inventive in its defense against Russia.
Kiev/Moscow – In the fight against the Russian army led by Wladimir Putin Ukraine repeatedly resorts to unusual methods, possibly due to a persistent shortage of ammunition. According to the Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainian Pravda were alongside 3D printed bombs released last year Ukraine war Improvised explosive devices were also used to destroy the Crimean Bridge.
The Kerch Bridge, which represents a strategically important connection between the Russian mainland and the annexed Crimean Peninsula, has been the target of attacks by the Ukrainian military several times. An attack that took place on October 8, 2022 is now said to have been solved and reveals a sophisticated plan. According to Russian sources, the explosive device that caused significant damage to the bridge was hidden in several rolls of plastic wrap and had traveled a long time.
Attack on the Crimean Bridge: Ukraine explosive device traveling undetected by Russia for two months
The homemade explosive device is said to have been based on solid rocket fuel, according to the Russian daily newspaper Kommersant citing investigative materials reported. Even more astonishing than the explosive device itself is how it got to the Crimean Bridge. Hidden between 22 pallets of polyethylene film, it is said to have been initially transported from the Ukrainian city of Odessa to Georgia. From there he was taken to Armenia, where the cargo was cleared through customs. During this time, accompanying documents are said to have been exchanged.
The pallets were then delivered by truck across the Georgian-Russian border to Armavir in the Russian region of Krasnodar, as the Russian investigations are said to have shown. The explosive device spent the rest of the journey in a Russian truck, the driver of which allegedly knew nothing about the plans.
According to Russian authorities, the Ukrainian masterminds chose this complex route for a very specific reason: they wanted to divert attention from the actual goods – an obviously successful strategy.
Putin’s Russia outsmarted: Ukraine detonates explosive device on Crimean bridge via GPS
Russia suspects that the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the Ukrainian secret service to carry out the attack on the Kerch Bridge Newsweek. The explosive device was equipped with a GPS system that is said to have detonated the bomb at a predetermined section of the bridge. This information cannot be independently verified at this time.
However, the attack was successful: with an explosive force of around 10 tons of TNT, large parts of the bridge are said to have been severely damaged. Two bridge spans collapsed as a result of the explosion and 17 freight tank cars loaded with fuel were damaged. According to the daily News At least three people died in the explosion.
Ukraine war: Russia’s military bloggers fear further attacks on the Crimean bridge
Kyiv should be opposite Newsweek took responsibility for the attack on the Kerch Bridge. However, it remains unclear whether the attack occurred as the Russian authorities describe it. Meanwhile, Russian military bloggers fear further attacks by Ukraine on the Kerch Bridge. The Telegram channel Ryabar, which is said to be linked to the Russian Ministry of Defense, shared similar fears last week.
According to Ryabar, Ukraine used US decoy missiles to detect Russian air defense systems and radars. The channel suspects that these are preparations for another attack on the strategically important bridge. This could take place before Putin’s formal inauguration as President of Russia on May 7th. (nhi)
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