VIDEO: KERCH BRIDGE: Crimean bridge on fire after explosion in 2023 as one span of the collapsed

Crimean bridge on fire after explosion in 2023 as one span of the fell, killing two people.

The bridge was hit by a huge explosion back in October, causing a section of the road bridge to collapse into the Kerch strait and leaving a train and the rail link in flames.

Russia said three people were killed in the blast and blamed it on a truck bomb. Kyiv did not claim responsibility for the attack, although it was certainly celebrated by Ukrainians.

The country’s post office revealed – within hours – designs for a commemorative stamp, showing the bridge ablaze and raising questions about whether the explosion had been anticipated.

As mentioned in the previous post, Ukraine’s post office actually issued a commemorative stamp last year to celebrate the October attack on the Crimea bridge.

It illustrates how hated the bridge is by Ukrainians as a symbol of Russia’s illegal occupation of the Crimean peninsula.

Designed by the Ukrainian artist Yuriy Shapoval, the stamp shows the bridge behind clouds of dark grey smoke.

In the forefront is the famous scene from the Titanic, where Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet stand on the bow of the ship a reference to Russia’s claims that the bridge was unsinkable.

Writing on Telegram, Sergey Aksyonov, the head of the Russian administration in Crimea, said: “Traffic was stopped on the Crimean bridge. An emergency occurred in the area of ​​​​the 145th support from the [Russia side of the bridge].

“Law enforcement agencies and all responsible services are working. Measures are being taken to restore the situation.

“Given the current situation, I ask residents and guests of the peninsula to refrain from traveling through the Crimean bridge and, for security reasons, choose an alternative land route through new regions.”

This is how Russia refers to the Ukrainian territories it occupied last year and claims to have annexed. A traffic jam is gathering near the Crimean bridge and the cops suggests that people can “take the ferry or go home.”

People in panic are trying to leave the peninsula, they are being turned back. Media reports that the ferry crossing is not working – there may still be a missile threat.

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