Russian occupiers come up with way to explain away Crimean Bridge fire
ROMAN PETRENKO – SATURDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2022, 09:14
Russian occupation authorities in Crimea have claimed that a truck has exploded on the Crimean Bridge.
Source: RIA Novosti (RIA News), a pro-Kremlin Russian media outlet, citing Russian "authorities" in Crimea
Details: The National Anti-Terrorism Committee of the Russian Federation has asserted that a truck was blown up on the Crimea Bridge.
They claim that the explosion of the truck caused seven fuel tanks located on the railway portion of the bridge to catch fire.
Meanwhile, [Volodymyr] Konstantynov, the Russian-appointed Head of the "Crimean Parliament" [created by the Russian occupiers in 2014 - ed.], alleged that "Ukrainian vandals" had damaged the road surface on the Crimean Bridge.
RIA Novosti reported that "two road spans have partially collapsed".
Previously: A large fire broke out on the railway portion of the Crimean Bridge on the morning of 8 October.
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