Ukraine Hits The Kerch Bridge

[ichkeria]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63183404

Or does it?

[pimplyteen]

Putin nothing more than a coward like his band of animals. Flood the Belarus / Ukraine border with Nato defence weapons and let the Ukrainian proceed in running the Russians out.
In the mean time hit the bridge AGAIN in a different place.

[Zacs-Master]

Worrying if not.

[Khandro]

Well it must be an old photograph

[ichkeria]

Lukashenka has been “joining the war” since Feb.
He’ll largely do what Putin tells him but the likely truth is he daren’t actually use his own troops for fear of insurrection
Hundreds of Belorussians already fight with Ukraine.
He just allows Russia to use his bases. Time those were taken out

[ichkeria]

Zelensky was out doing a video message outside the parliament building while the missiles were still flying.
Fire his balls at the Kremlin and that would end it :-)

[jno]

in the wake of Nord Stream problems, someone seems to be attacking Deutsche Bahn. "State actors" are seen as a possible cause of attacks on fibre-optic cabling.

[ichkeria]

Yes this started on Friday just before the bridge went.

[ichkeria]

Massive explosions in Rostov

[Khandro]

I think it's bogus & the Belarus population hasn't been subject to the same misinformation as the Russians have, & will have a clearer picture of what is really going on.
Also he was critical of the war a few weeks a go I seem to remember.

[ichkeria]

Lukashenka is in a difficult spot.
He’s always been keen not to appear Putin’s lapdog. So occasionally he says things which appear to distance himself from the war.
It took him 7 years to explicitly approve the annexation of Crimea

[ichkeria]

Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod and Yaroslavl also hit by ZSU

[Togo]

One theory being promoted is that the bridge was taken out from underneath by a drone. Not known whether the fuel train was involved by chance or design. When you look at the scorched column and the road off its supports with no visible damage to the surface it makes sense. Shrapnel likely ignited the fuel train.

[Khandro]

Togo, // I tend to agree with that, the fuel train explosion was spectacular, but the blast would go outwards and upwards rather than destroying the fabric of the bridge, the damage looks more like it came from beneath.

[ichkeria]

It's a nice idea, as it suggests a really bold manoeuvre, and was being suggested early on. However I think I'm convinced now that it was an ATACMS.

[Khandro]

ichi; //Massive explosions in Rostov//
I don't see any reports of attacks on Russia, where does that come from?

[ichkeria]

The fuel train caught fire aftet the explosion: that is evdident from the pictures. It was probably a happy coincidence.
Want to know how bad that bridge has been damaged?
Today's grisly scenes will tell you.
We should not forget though that Russia has been doing this sort of thing for months. It's just that this is more symbolic: location and tagets within that: the pedestrian bridge across one branch ofr the Dnipro, Schevchenko Park. a beautful green space with cafes outside the Schevchenko University, which is an iconic red building, and one of Kyiv's most famous landmarks. The park now just a crater.
If only 10 have died in total in 50-odd missile strikes across the country, then that is pretty miraculous. Forty plus have been killed in terrorist strikes in Zaporizhzhya alone the last few days.

[ichkeria]

ichi; //Massive explosions in Rostov//
I don't see any reports of attacks on Russia, where does that come from?

OSINT sources - exactly which I don't know.
I said "explosions" not attacks, specifically in Rostov. The other places, also "reports". Ukraine hits targers in Russia quite often but plainly they don't talk about it, and Russia doesn't mention it either as it's embarrassing ,

[ichkeria]

Yet another Su-25 crashed in Rostov: they've lost a lot of those ...

[ichkeria]

I think there might be more missiles coming ...

[Peter Pedant]

Didja see on the internet - Russians release X ray of Lorry going in - -I cannot imagine they do the load and not the driver

irradiated each time you cross the bridge? eek ! - You hvae to have barlz to do something like that...