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https://theatlasnews.co/conflict/2023/07/16/kerch-bridge-collapse-following-explosions/At approximately 2024 EST, reports began to emerge of at least two explosions in the sky over Kerch, Crimea. At 2104 EST, locals began to report on social media that a general alarm had sounded for all civilians to clear the bridge and evacuate the area.
At 2125 EST, Republic of Crimea Head Aksyonov confirmed the bridge had been shut down and law enforcement agencies were on scene. Although no fire was reported, he did announce that a partial bridge collapse had occurred around the 145th support beam. By 2140 EST, local media reported that at least two had been killed in the collapse.
This is developing.
(Link to really bad pics at Twitter at article. Apparently bot the road and the rail bridge are closed)

roamer65
(37,805 posts)🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Keep hitting it, Ukraine!!!!
Warpy
(114,074 posts)Some supports were seen with cracks, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/crimean-bridge-is-falling-down-cracks-appear-on-its-pillars-photos/ar-AA1bZyS8
It usually takes more than 8 months of exposure to sea water to get this stuff to fall under its own weight, and usually concrete falls off, it doesn't just show cracks and then fall all at once.
It allows Russia to deny that Ukraine can and will hit anything and everything in Crimea. Until they do.
Irish_Dem
(76,511 posts)For what that is worth.
The daylight tomorrow should tell us what happened.
Warpy
(114,074 posts)I wonder if Putin's gonna stroke out this time.
However, you know they're going to deny it.
Irish_Dem
(76,511 posts)Igel
(37,159 posts)to be decommissioned and replaced not two days ago, not tomorrow, but today. Dropping into the Kerch' Strait was the economical and ecologically best way of doing it--no greenhouse emissions were produced in the disposal of that debris.
It's not All-Wise Odin, it's All-Wise Putin.
AZ8theist
(6,936 posts)That was 2 big BOOMS..
(sorry, I was unable to upload the video. It can be seen here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/151rfrm/attack_on_crimean_bridge/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,729 posts)Crunchy Frog
(28,119 posts)Irish_Dem
(76,511 posts)Crunchy Frog
(28,119 posts)For those who were unfortunate enough to get themselves killed.
moondust
(21,094 posts)Two strikes were allegedly carried out on the bridge around 3 a.m. local time, damaging part of the bridge, according to the Telegram channel Grey Zone, which supports the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Explosions were heard around 3:04 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. local time, Grey Zone and popular Crimean blogger TalipoV Online Z said on Telegram.
CNN is unable to verify the reports.
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At least two people were killed and another wounded, Russian Telegram channel Baza posted.
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/16/europe/russia-crimea-bridge-intl-hnk/index.html
Igel
(37,159 posts)And worsening.
Warpy
(114,074 posts)because whoever was taking them must've been drunk on his ass and it was dark, but it looked like both sides of the roadway were down, 2 spans of it, much worse than the damage last fall.