Russian special military operation in Ukraine #27

From Tass. Nothing in local news or auto forums.

"SIMFEROPOL, October 8. /TASS/. An object believed to be a fuel storage tank has caught fire on the Crimean Bridge, but the viaduct’s navigable arches sustained no damage, an aide to the head of Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, said on Saturday.

"According to preliminary information, a fuel storage tank is on fire <…>. Navigable arches were not damaged. It is too early to speak about causes and consequences. Work to extinguish the blaze is under way," Kryuchkov wrote in his Telegram channel.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Taman management of federal highways of Russia’s Federal Road Agecy (Avtodor) told TASS the movement of vehicles across the Crimean Bridge has been suspended due to the incident.

"Traffic <…> has been temporarily suspended, personnel of the Russian emergencies ministry and the road service are working on the site to contain the blaze," she said.

https://tass.com/emergencies/1519551"

Lapain wrote:Yep, it's bad...too bad the Kerch bridge wasn't built by Soviet standards.
If it wasn't ATACMS, then perhaps a controlled remote explosion or driverless truck full of explosives.

Good Lord...

They actually destroyed the Kerch Strait Bridge entirely.

Don't you know? This was all according to plan.

auslander wrote:From Tass. Nothing in local news or auto forums.

"SIMFEROPOL, October 8. /TASS/. An object believed to be a fuel storage tank has caught fire on the Crimean Bridge, but the viaduct’s navigable arches sustained no damage, an aide to the head of Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, said on Saturday.

"According to preliminary information, a fuel storage tank is on fire <…>. Navigable arches were not damaged. It is too early to speak about causes and consequences. Work to extinguish the blaze is under way," Kryuchkov wrote in his Telegram channel.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Taman management of federal highways of Russia’s Federal Road Agecy (Avtodor) told TASS the movement of vehicles across the Crimean Bridge has been suspended due to the incident.

"Traffic <…> has been temporarily suspended, personnel of the Russian emergencies ministry and the road service are working on the site to contain the blaze," she said.

https://tass.com/emergencies/1519551"

Why do they even make such retarded statements?

zorobabel wrote:

Lapain wrote:Yep, it's bad...too bad the Kerch bridge wasn't built by Soviet standards.
If it wasn't ATACMS, then perhaps a controlled remote explosion or driverless truck full of explosives.

Good Lord...

They actually destroyed the Kerch Strait Bridge entirely.

Don't you know? This was all according to plan.

Pillars are still standing. Hence repair is not too hard, but will take probably months.

It's more about the loss of face, lack of deterrence, gaps in surveillance, intelligence and counterintelligence and of course the impediment of logistics (possibly related to upcoming Ukrainian offensives).

ucmvulcan wrote:

zorobabel wrote:

PhSt wrote:Portions of the bridge have collapsed. This is WWIII. Russia needs to launch the nukes there is no other option but Exterminate all of NATzO    

10,000 civilians have been killed in the Donbas, and Russia just announced mobilization a week ago.

Welcome to living in a ZOG government.

Don't know about FOAB, but Zelensky and his government and Ukrainian infrastructure need to go up in smoke.  No more half assed measures.

The matter is nazi regime still has 3 nuclear power plants in its own

One of the task unsolved last spring was the liberation of at least the Yuzhnoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant in Nikolayev region with 3 nuclear reactors
The other 2 Nuclear plants are in west Ukraine

sundoesntrise wrote:

zorobabel wrote:

Lapain wrote:Yep, it's bad...too bad the Kerch bridge wasn't built by Soviet standards.
If it wasn't ATACMS, then perhaps a controlled remote explosion or driverless truck full of explosives.

Good Lord...

They actually destroyed the Kerch Strait Bridge entirely.

Don't you know? This was all according to plan.

Pillars are still standing. Hence repair is not too hard, but will take probably months.

It's more about the loss of face, lack of deterrence, gaps in surveillance, intelligence and counterintelligence and of course the impediment of logistics (possibly related to upcoming Ukrainian offensives).

Yep, and then they release false statements about 'fires' which becomes more ridiculous.

Though the focus has to be now that Ukraine has ATACMS.

Big_Gazza wrote:Those bridge sections were taken down precisely, not as a result of any general blast damage.  Planted explosives on key structural items.

I smell the same kind of US/NATO influences as hit NS1 & NS2.

The Empire really is panicking.

Ball is now in Russias court.  Are they ready to move? I don't want them to act prematurely until the strike forces are ready to go, but this shit needs to be answered.  Taking down Kievs civilian infrastucture would be a proper response.

On closer inspection of the photos i think that you are right. Question is how did they manage to do it with round the clock Rosgavrdia and Coast Guard vessels guarding the bridge. Plus, bridge itself had to have dozens of cameras for traffic monitoring.

Big_Gazza wrote:Those bridge sections were taken down precisely, not as a result of any general blast damage.  Planted explosives on key structural items.

I smell the same kind of US/NATO influences as hit NS1 & NS2.

The Empire really is panicking.

Ball is now in Russias court.  Are they ready to move? I don't want them to act prematurely until the strike forces are ready to go, but this shit needs to be answered.  Taking down Kievs civilian infrastucture would be a proper response.

I strongly suspect navy seals. If this can be proven conventional airstrikes and attacks on NATO nations would be justified

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This is what happens when you treat Nazi scum as your brethren and pussyfoot around while they act like, well like the Nazis that they are.
Based on actions so far, the Russian respone to this will be , nothing of note.
I think i am going to delete TG and take a long break from this shit.

zorobabel wrote:
Good Lord...

They actually destroyed the Kerch Strait Bridge entirely.

Don't you know? This was all according to plan.

They've been calling for it since day one. Was bound to happen, just never so quickly. In any case, the days of the Zelensky regime are counted, scary thing is in how far they are willing to go before their downfall.

It does look like ATACMS from the sound of it..

https://t.me/wind_one/506

The good thing is that the Kerch Strait Bridge was always treated as the final red line by Putin, Medvedev, and Lavrov.

That has now been destroyed.

So we will see what the response is.

Lapain wrote:

zorobabel wrote:
Good Lord...

They actually destroyed the Kerch Strait Bridge entirely.

Don't you know? This was all according to plan.

They've been calling for it since day one. Was bound to happen, just never so quickly. In any case, the days of the Zelensky regime are counted, scary thing is in how far they are willing to go before their downfall.

It does look like ATACMS from the sound of it..

https://t.me/wind_one/506

Looks like an ATACMS attack, not anything like IED.

So I think that conversation can be put aside.

Big_Gazza wrote:

sundoesntrise wrote:

https://t.me/uniannet/75114

Video from the moment the blast came through, filmed by a dash cam.

Sounds to me like that is an incoming missile.

Does anyone ever wonder why the Russian MoD continues to downplay these obvious attacks?

Calling it a "fire" is the dumbest crap I have ever heard.

zorobabel wrote:The good thing is that the Kerch Strait Bridge was always treated as the final red line by Putin, Medvedev, and Lavrov.

That has now been destroyed.

So we will see what the response is.

nothing, its going to be just another normal day, not doomer speaking.

Big_Gazza wrote:

sundoesntrise wrote:

https://t.me/uniannet/75114

Video from the moment the blast came through, filmed by a dash cam.

Sounds to me like that is an incoming missile.

I take back my comments re saboteurs.  

I just deleted it after someone pointed out that it was probably fake due to the differing weather conditions and the timing of the attack (very early in the morning)

Anyway the bridge has been blown up, the final (?) red line crossed. All the rest is details. The ball is now in Russia's court on how and when (if?) to respond.

Himars then? Well, lets see if Putin and Medvedev are men of their words when it comes to red lines. If not, the war is lost. If so NATO's frankenstein monster is soon to be done.