Only 3 months ago, Russian propaganda was claiming that the Crimea bridge was impossible to attack because of 20 different modes of protection covering it, including military dolphins (#17) https://t.co/gJdON9o4Vl What a colossal failure pic.twitter.com/70ZrQoKXYb
— Elizabeth Tsurkov? (@Elizrael) October 8, 2022
More than 1.3 km of rail track was destroyed in the bridge explosion, @bazabazon reports.
— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) October 8, 2022
Russian Telegram channel Readovka says that weapons to southern Ukraine will now transit via the Donetsk People's Republic to Melitopol
— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) October 8, 2022
A Ukrainian offensive on Zaporizhzhia that strikes Melitopol would be devastating for Russia's hold on Kherson
About an hour later, Razvozhaev lifted the ban, claiming that the occupation authorities had established the logistics for food and fuel delivery and that there would be no shortages.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 8, 2022
A "repair and recovery train" is already on the scene at the Crimean Bridge. Russia's Transport Ministry has reportedly vowed to restore rail traffic within the next five hours. That would be quite impressive if they manage it. https://t.co/cXdPBZPDca pic.twitter.com/19sb9iFMAv
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) October 8, 2022
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