Ukraine Hits The Kerch Bridge

[ichkeria]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63183404

Or does it?

[ichkeria]

https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/status/1578659441159057408?s=46&t=-eTxRKzw5xmMI7pEX4PR2w

[ichkeria]

OG is spot on,

Sometimes the simple solution is the best.
The hit, additionally, on this illegal structure, occurred 10km out from Russian territorial waters

[ichkeria]

Looking at this: the road bridge has collapsed in the sea. Unclear how damaged the rail part - severe fire damage certainly. If there’s also structural damage to the pillars …

[bhg481]

It could provide lots of entertainment for Ukrainian snipers when the Russians come to fix it.

[Zacs-Master]

https://www.ft.com/content/41352a44-d723-4d06-abb0-ea41feffe4e2

[FatticusInch]

Has anyone considered the possibility that ordinary Russian soldiers themselves did it?
After all, there’s plenty of young men of conscription age heading to the borders, it’s feasible that they’ve done it themselves as it’s one less route to the battlefield?

[Khandro]

ichi //Sometimes the simple solution is the best.//

For whom ?

Crimean population ; 68% Russian, 16% Ukrainian, 12% Crimean Tatars

[Old_Geezer]

Doesn't seem that complicated to me, Khan. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union defined it as part of Ukraine in 1954. Had there been legitimate objections they should have been considered and a final decision made at the time. One has no justification in invading and claiming it is part of Russia after all this time. Clearly Putin was just using any excuse that he could find to try to justify his expansionist dream.

[Khandro]

OG, Why it's complicated;

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/why-did-russia-give-away-crimea-sixty-years-ago

[ichkeria]

Russia illegally annexed part of Ukraine.at the barrel of a gun,
Like I say: zillions of times we’ve been over this. The civilised world order which the nations of the UN signed up to respects international borders.
Historical claims - which by the way as I said before could be made by several peoples - are irrelevant.
This looks like a possible candidate for the attack
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-140_ATACMS

[ichkeria]

The attack happened 30 minutes after the cyber attack on Germany …

[Untitled]

just because they are ethnic russians it doesn't mean they want to be part of the RF khandro... if so many people wanted to join russia they wouldn't need to keep fixing fake referendums...

[Untitled]

the guardian was reporting that the other main supply route for russian forces in the south is a lot more vulnerable to attacks by ukranian forces... doubtless they will do all they can to sabotage repairs too.

i do hope that the ukranian forces won't over extend themselves in their drive to recapture lost territory... but getting this bridge rendered inoperable is quite an achievement. Very difficult thing to do.

[pimplyteen]

Putin says it's an act of war on Russian. Will someone explain to him, it's just a special military operation, no more :0)

[Dagman]

Could the hit be calculated only to be a hindrance? The Ukrainians will need a route into Crimea after all, so total destruction wouldn't make sense.

[bhg481]

The bridge is between Crimea and mainland Russia; it is nowhere near a link from Ukraine to Crimea.

[ichkeria]

Yes the only road link is via the north into Kherson. There is also a rail link I think from Armiansk junction.

Yesterday Ukraine hit a major rail junction at Ilovaisk (scene of a Russian war crime in 2014) deep in occupied Donetsk, which will seriously affect alternative supply routes to occupiers in southern Ukraine

[naomi24]

//Putin says it's an act of war on Russian. Will someone explain to him, it's just a special military operation, no more //

Better still will someone explain to him that Russia is at war with Ukraine - by his choice.

[Peter Pedant]

68% Russian, 16% Ukrainian, 12% Crimean Tatars

erm that was because Stalin deported them all for collaboration innit?

I blame Trump who agreed: "they speak Russian right, so they're part of Russia!" - and Putin said - I will make you the richest man in the world and Trump said that it sounded like a deal.

[Trump's first foreign speech ( in English) to the Poles: " I am goinng to strengthen NATO by withdrawing American troops from the East" - yup doubters look it up]

[pimplyteen]

70 Tons of explosive sent to Putin for his 70th birthday where is Putin's sense of humor? If he's very upset press the report button and Zelenskyy will look at it Monday morning when he gets into the office.