Crimean bridge
Capacity of the road bridge to Crimea significantly reduced
Cars drive on the Crimean Bridge connecting Russia and the Crimean Peninsula on the Kerch Strait. photo
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The blast on the Crimean Bridge significantly reduced the capacity of the road. How much the road connection can now be used is unclear.
According to British experts, the explosion on the bridge between Russia and the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea has significantly reduced the capacity of the road connection.
Two of the four lanes collapsed over a length of 250 meters. The other two lanes would probably be used again, according to the British Ministry of Defense’s daily intelligence update on the Ukraine war on Sunday.
Uncertainty about damage to the rail connection
It is unclear how badly the adjacent rail link is damaged, “but any major disruption to its capacity will most likely have a significant impact on Russia’s already strained ability to resupply its forces in southern Ukraine,” the statement said.
According to British experts, the incident may have affected Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin personally. “It came hours after his 70th birthday, he had personally sponsored and opened the bridge and the contractor in charge was his childhood friend Arkady Rotenberg,” the statement continued.
The British Ministry of Defense has published daily information on the course of the war since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine at the end of February, citing intelligence information. In doing so, the British government wants to both counter the Russian portrayal and keep allies in line. Moscow accuses London of a targeted disinformation campaign.