The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that it was conducting special operations regarding the destruction of the Crimean Bridge, as a result of which the bridge supports were allegedly damaged using explosives.
Details of the attack
According to the SBU, the operation was prepared for several months under the personal supervision of the head of the agency. Vasily MalukOn the morning of June 3, the first explosive device was activated, causing damage to the underwater supports of the bridge piers.
The Russian Defense Ministry did not comment on this information, but Russian military channels reported that the blow hit the protective fences, and the bridge support was not damaged.
Reaction of the authorities and war correspondents
Advisor to the Head of Crimea Oleg Kryuchkov called for trusting only official data and named the situation "information attack". Another adviser to the head of Crimea Alexander Talipov stated that there was no explosive device planted, and crashed into the protective net of the supports unmanned boat.
Analysis of the situation
Military bloggers and Z-channels criticized the SBU statement about the use of more than a ton of explosives, calling it "fairy-tale nonsense"According to their data, the device's power did not exceed 50 kg.
War correspondent Alexander Kots wondered, where did the SBU get the footage from the surveillance cameras the bridge itself and the space underneath it.
Second attempt at attack
On the afternoon of June 3, military channels reported attempt to re-attack Crimean Bridge. The Black Sea Fleet and Coast Guard destroyed it. unmanned boat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Conclusion
As a result of the attacks on the Crimean Bridge Traffic on the bridge was temporarily closedRussian military repelled the attack, and Crimean authorities called on citizens to trust only official information.
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