Massive blow for Putin as strategic bridge collapses
Vladimir Putin witnessed one of his strategic routes in Crimea destroyed after the bridge connecting Dzhankoi to Maslove suddenly collapsed, damaging a railway line as it fell.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, and this loss will significantly slow the delivery of military equipment to the Russian army.
Officials from the region, annexed in 2014, initially did not disclose the cause of the abrupt destruction of the structure.
According to local authorities, the bridge gave way under the weight of overloaded vehicles, and for now, traffic on this route has been suspended.
Crimea has previously been the target of Ukrainian drone attacks that forced the Russian fleet to leave the area after several warships were severely damaged.
The Kerch Bridge, which links Crimea to Russia, has also been targeted multiple times by the Ukrainian army over the past year, weakening the structure. This bridge, a critical transport route for Moscow, was temporarily closed before allowing traffic to resume at a limited capacity.
(QG - Source : RBC Ukraine / Picture: © Unsplash)