Major strike hits Putin's £3billion bridge linking Russia to Crimea:

It is the damage that matters....the retaliation depends upon the damage.

Putin is a master of escalation management but damage to this bridge gets punished.
 
Tinkerpeach said:
So Ukraine is now hitting civilian targets.

All the more reason for them to be invaded.

There is no strategic value to this bridge.

They were only trying to kill civilians.
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That's bullshit, it's one of the major supply lines to the Crimea and southern Ukraine, hence a legitimate target.
 
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I wonder why the road was attacked instead of the rail.

Sounds like this is going to be a thing....less than 48 before the Russians speak with explosions I think.
 
That the Russians are identifying which agencies did this before they attack is important......the Russians have been very clear that all command and control is target worthy now.....if a lot of people die Oh Well.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/1680815997996105728

NEW - The Kerch Bridge connecting Russia and the Crimean Peninsula has been closed after explosions this morning damaged portions of the bridge.

Last week, a Ukrainian official acknowledged that Ukraine had launched an attack on the bridge last October, with the intention of disrupting Russian logistics.
 
Hawk's reverence for the Russians and Chinese is inexplicable to this point.

Spend a few minutes to explain it, Hawk.
I'm probably not the only curious one.
 
Tinkerpeach said:
Russia isn't at war with Crimea dumbshit.

They are at war with Ukraine.
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Holy fuck, look at a map.


Why is the Kerch Bridge an important target for Ukraine?
By Sean Bell, military analyst

Since Russia invaded and then annexed Crimea in 2014, Russia needed a way to provide an arterial re-supply route to the annexed area.

At 12 miles long, the Kerch Bridge is the longest in Europe and comprises two parallel bridges - one a four-lane road bridge and the other a two-track rail link.

The bridge was built on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, without Ukraine's permission, and thus Kyiv probably considers it a legitimate target.

Following the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia faced significant logistics challenges supporting its military forces in the southern regions of the country. Frontline forces consume vast quantities of ammunition, fuel, supplies and personnel, and all need robust logistic supply lines.

Although Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attack, there are three main reasons why Kyiv would target the bridge:

It provides a vital logistic supply route for Russian forces in southern Ukraine, so disrupting the bridge has a direct impact on Russian frontline capability.

The bridge is highly symbolic. It was built by a Putin-controlled Russian company and Mr Putin is immensely proud of the bridge - indeed he reopened the road element following a massive explosion in October 22 by driving himself in a Mercedes across the repaired road section. An attack on the bridge will have had a personal impact on Mr Putin.

Messaging. Mr Putin tightly controls the information narrative in Russia, with state control of media and the internet. However, it is very hard to hide the targeting of a vital road bridge from the Russian population. Russians based in Crimea cannot drive across the bridge and reports of the attack will have sent shock-waves through the civilian community. And, wealthy Russians who enjoy holidaying at the warm-water beaches of Crimea will have to re-think their plans. Indeed, traffic is backed up both sides of the bridge.

The video footage of the damage shows a section of the road bridge has been damaged, albeit not as extensively as the attack in October last year.

Regardless, Russia will be very keen to get the road element of the bridge open again as soon as possible.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-...mander-killed-by-uk-provided-missile-12541713
 
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