Russia's investigation into the "terrorist attack and explosion" of the Kerch Strait Bridge has made new progress. The Russian Federal Security Agency (FSB) said on October 12 that authorities have arrested eight suspects suspected of participating in the explosion attack on the bridge connecting Crimea and the Russian mainland last Saturday.
FSB said in a statement that five Russians and "three Ukrainian and Armenian citizens" were arrested, but did not further explain the exact nationality of the latter three suspects. "The explosion device was camouflaged in a 22 pallet polyethylene film roll for construction, with a total weight of 22,770 kg," FSB said. According to sources, the explosives were shipped from the port of Odessa, Ukraine to the port of Ruse, Bulgaria in early August. The FSB said they then shipped to Armenia through Georgia 's Podit port to Armenia and then arrived at Russia by road.
Russian intelligence agencies said the explosion device entered Russia by a truck registered in Georgia on October 4, and then arrived in the Krasnodar region of Russia, bordering Crimea on October 6, two days before the explosion.
The mastermind behind the scenes is an Kiev agent
Federal Security Agency said the "terrorist attack" was organized by Ukrainian military intelligence agencies, saying that a Kiev agent coordinated the transportation of explosives and kept in touch with various middlemen. The FSB also said authorities also thwarted two other attempted attacks in Kiev.
On October 7, a strong explosion severely damaged Crimea Bridge , which connects the Ukrainian Peninsula and the Russian mainland. Hours after the explosion caused traffic paralysis, some bridges resumed traffic. Russian authorities reported that the explosion was caused by a truck bomb.
In response to the "terrorist attack", Russia carried out large-scale missile attacks on various parts of Ukraine for two consecutive days on October 10 and 11. The goal is the main infrastructure.
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