The main bridge linking the Crimean peninsula with mainland Russia has been partially destroyed in a truck explosion Saturday morning, putting a key supply route for Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine at risk.
Videos of the damaged 19km Kerch bridge have spread like wildfire on social media, causing explosive excitement across Ukraine. The Kerch bridge cost 227.92 billion rubles, approximately N2.6 Trillion
Ukraine’s second largest bank, Monobank immediately issued a new debit card design featuring the collapsed bridge.
The explosion is coming a day after Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday, the sight of the crippled, burning Kerch bridge is a massive boost to Ukrainian forces.
The Pro-Russian head of Crimea says that work on repairing the Crimean bridge may begin as early as today.
Sergei Aksyonov has reassured people living in the region that there is enough food and fuel supplies.
“We have fuel for a whole month, and there should be no hike in prices,” Aksyonov says in a video message broadcast on Russian-state Rossiya 24 news channel.
He adds: “We have food stocks for more than two months – practically in everything. There are no risks in this area.
“Work on repairing the Crimean bridge will be carried out without any bureaucracy. We are practically starting today, as soon as the Investigations Committee and the FSB [Federal Security Service] finish their work.”
