On Saturday, in a shocking incident, a powerful blast caused serious damages to the road-and-rail bridge to Crimea. This is a prestigious symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula and a key supply route to forces battling in southern Ukraine.
Who could be behind this destructive act? Moreover, let us see how important is this bridge to Russia.
Saturday’s explosion on the bridge over the Kerch Strait prompted gleeful messages from Ukrainian officials. But there were no claims of responsibility. Russia did not immediately assign blame as well.
Russia has partially reopened the bridge to Crimea a day after an explosion rocked the country's vital link to the Crimean Peninsula. Kremlin has also announced it was sending divers to examine the damage caused by a powerful blast on Saturday.
“The situation is manageable - it’s unpleasant, but not fatal. Of course, emotions have been triggered and there is a healthy desire to seek revenge,” Crimea’s Russian governor, Sergei Aksyonov, told reporters.