The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee claimed on Saturday that a truck on the Crimean bridge was detonated at daybreak today, igniting many fuel tanks on a train that was crossing the bridge. Russian media claimed that the explosion of a vehicle bomb was what started the fire on the Crimean bridge.
Additionally, local media claimed that the projected 10 million dollar cost of the damages caused by the explosion in Jisr Al Qurum.
Russia constructed a pair of land bridges and railroads known as The Kerch Crossing after annexing Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. What purpose does this bridge serve?
Al Arabiya.net learned details on the Crimean Bridge, the longest in Russia at 19 kilometres, in order to respond to this inquiry.
The area of Krasnodar Krai and the Russian peninsula of Crimea are connected by the Kerch Strait Bridge. It consists of two parallel bridges (one for vehicular traffic, one for rail).
The bridge, which was constructed at considerable expense at the edict of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also serves as a means of transportation for Russian forces engaged in hostilities in Ukraine.
A multibillion dollar contract was inked in January 2015 to build the bridge. He started construction on the bridge in May 2015, and it opened on May 15, 2018. Early 2019 was the projected completion date for the railway connection.
On October 1st, 2018, truck traffic was allowed on the Qurum Bridge before it was supposed to.
Al-Arabiya.net reports that the bridge was first discussed at least in 1903, and that formal planning for it started in 2014 following Russia’s annexation of the Crimea. The multibillion dollar bridge contract was given to Arkady Rothenberg’s Stroygazmontazh in January 2015.
The bridge was built beginning in February 2016, and Russian President Vladimir Putin officially opened it on May 15, 2018, on May 16 for vehicles and on October 1 for trucks.
On December 23, 2019, the railroad bridge was inaugurated, and on December 25, 2019, the first passenger train crossed the bridge.
Following an online referendum in December 2017, the bridge was given the name “Crimea Bridge,” with “Kerch Bridge” and “Reunification Bridge” coming in second and third, respectively, in terms of the number of votes cast.
It’s interesting to note that the Counter-Terrorism Committee had claimed in a statement that “at 06:07 this morning, a truck exploded in the traffic area of the Crimean Bridge, setting fire to seven fuel tanks on a train destined for the Crimea.”
According to the statement, two lanes of the highway partially collapsed, although the maritime navigation arch at this area of the bridge was unharmed.
According to the statement, actions are being taken at the spot to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident and mitigate its repercussions.
The damage caused by the explosion at the Crimean bridge was estimated to be worth 500 million rubles. Russian media reported a crisis at petrol stations in Crimea with lines of cars after the incident.
The allegations that the transportation of commodities had been curtailed following the bridge explosion were untrue, according to the Crimean authorities, who said that the stock of essential items was sufficient for at least two months.
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