According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on October 9, Russian Federation Deputy Prime Minister Marat Husnulin said that railway traffic on Crimea Bridge has been fully restored and all planned trains will be released.
Earlier, according to Russian TASS, affected by the explosion of the Crimea Bridge, on October 8 local time, the Kremlin issued a statement saying that Russian President Putin has signed a presidential decree to strengthen the security protection measures during the operation of the Kerch Strait transportation channel, the Russian Federation-Crimea Peninsula power grid bridge, and the Krasnodarsk Krai-Crimea main natural gas pipeline.
On the 8th local time, a helicopter sprinkled water over the bridge to put out the fire. Picture | Reuters
According to the presidential decree, the Russian Federation Security Bureau is responsible for organizing and coordinating the security measures of the above-mentioned transportation channels, power grid bridges and natural gas pipelines, and this is done to improve security efficiency. At present, the presidential decree has officially come into effect.
In the early morning of October 8 local time, a truck exploded at the bus passage on the Crimea Bridge, causing 7 railway tankers heading to to on the Crimea Peninsula to catch fire, and the bridge partially collapsed during the explosion. The Russian Federal Commission of Investigation then said in a statement that the explosion has now killed three people.
Crimea Bridge connects the Crimean Peninsula and the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia. It is 19 kilometers long and has a sea-crossing part of 7.5 kilometers. It is a dual-purpose bridge for highway and railways. Its highway and railway bridge were opened to traffic in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
