The Russian army was closely guarded and did not defend against bomb trucks. Crimea Bridge was bombed, greatly hindering the Russian army's key supply line. As soon as the incident came out, many clues pointed to Ukraine. Once this incident is defined as a terrorist attack, it will provide an excuse for Russia's subsequent revenge, and even connect with the United States.
Crimea Bridge is the main supply route for the Russian army fighting in Ukraine
hints at attacking the Crimea Bridge? Ukraine said that it was just the time when Russia and Ukraine continued war, the Crimea Bridge, which is of great strategic significance to Russia, exploded and caught fire. Some sections of the road collapsed, and a train driving on the railway bridge also caused three deaths. Russian President Putin ordered the establishment of a government committee to investigate. has been reported based on the analysis of the incident, and it is believed that it was intentional attack using explosives. Some Russian media even described this as a "terrorist attack" launched by Ukraine on Russia.
According to the "New York Times ", a senior Ukrainian official has confirmed that the Ukrainian intelligence agency planned the explosion and loaded it with a bomb on a truck driving across the bridge. It is not known whether the truck driver who died in the explosion knew there was explosives in the car.
The Crimea Bridge was blown up, leaving only 2 lanes
When senior Ukrainian government officials expressed their opinions on the matter, they also had something to say. Ukrainian President adviser Podoliyak posted a tweet saying: "The Crimea Bridge is just the beginning. Any illegal thing will be destroyed. Any stolen ones will be returned to Ukraine, and any Russian army will be expelled." These words seem to imply that the Ukrainian side planned the attack. After the incident, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense also tweeted and mocked the Russian side, saying: "The USS Moscow cruiser and the Crimea Bridge, these two famous symbols of Russia in Ukraine no longer exist. What will be next?." Once
is defined as a terrorist attack, the Russian side will have an excuse for revenge.
Preliminary estimates that the explosion on the Crimea Bridge will cause a maximum loss of 500 million rubles, which is approximately RMB 60 million. This is undoubtedly a worse injury for Russia, which is currently losing one after another on the battlefield and unable to withdraw. So, the Russian anger erupted like a volcano. Russian State Duma Representative Morozov said that the Crimea Bridge explosion was an act of "declaration of war". There are currently two main points to note in this matter: First, this matter can only be done by Ukraine, and the United States must "clear" itself. Because this is the most easily extended by the Russian side. The Crimea Bridge is in Russia on one end and Ukraine on the other end, which has dual value.
A Ukrainian soldier checked the recently recaptured Russian armored vehicle
Second, the incident symbolizes the further escalation of the war. Russia wants to define the attack as a terrorist attack, as it provides an excuse for its revenge. Next, Russia may blow up several Ukrainian infrastructure to vent its anger. On the other hand, Russia also wants to connect this matter with the United States to make its fuzzy nuclear deterrence strategy take effect. Russia is now a gambler mentality. Not only does it not admit defeat, it cannot afford to lose. So it places success or failure on uncontrollable accidents, and will often lose all of it in the end.
The Crimea Bridge was bombed, cutting off the Russian military's "rear route"
The Crimea Bridge is a major transportation route connecting Russia and Crimea. In addition to its traffic function, it also has great political significance. After Crimea entered Russia in 2014, Putin spent US$3.7 billion to order the construction of a bridge. It is 19 kilometers long and spans , Kerch Strait, and includes two parts: railway and highway. It was completed in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Putin attended the two opening ceremonies in person.
In 2018, Putin attended the opening ceremony of the Crimea Bridge and drove a truck
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated, the Crimea Bridge became one of the focus of the confrontation between the two sides. This bridge has always played a key role in logistics support and troop delivery, and has also played an important role in replenishing the Khlsong that Russia ate. It seems that at least hundreds of kilograms or even tons of explosives are required to cause such damage. WWII , many bombers often blew up a bridge.
Although this incident will not interrupt the supply to Crimea, it will also greatly hit the deployment of the Russian army. The bridge was blown from , four lanes, and two lanes, and after being bombed, the traffic efficiency decreased by not half, at least three-quarters. This will reduce the transportation efficiency of the Russian army and increase security inspection costs, especially time costs. This will further blow the morale of the Russian army and create a sense of urgency that the "rear path" will be cut off.
Some foreign media also believe that there have been a series of explosions in Crimea recently, and now even the Crimea Bridge has been attacked, symbolizing Ukraine's ability to retake Crimea. The risk of Russian supply routes being destroyed is now extremely high, especially the railways leading to Crimea and Khlsson fronts, which are likely to be attacked in the future. The Russian army located in the area of Khlsong Prefecture west of the Nieper River was rapidly surrounded by Ukrainian troops and is currently gradually retreating, partly due to insufficient supplies. The explosion on the Crimea Bridge will aggravate the Russian army's supply difficulties.
The bridge is at a central position on the battlefield and is also very important to Putin's personal image, but the Russian army still failed to save it, showing the chaos of the Russian army and the security inspection is useless. The Russian army had previously tried to use tactical offense to cover up strategic retreats to create the illusion of attack. But the Russian army now does not expect decisive victory on the battlefield. It also turned to retreat in tactical terms, and the defeat was increasingly unconcealed.
