Russian President Vladimir Putin has called a Ukrainian strike on the Kerch Bridge a “terrorist attack.” The key bridge links the annexed Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland and holds huge strategic and symbolic importance for Moscow.
The Russian President called on his country’s authorities, including the FSB, to investigate the incident and asked for measures to secure the “strategically important transport facility” from future strikes.
“It is necessary to comprehensively assess the damage caused and start restoration work as quickly as possible,” he added.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said Monday that the supports of the Kerch straight bridge were not damaged by the blast. Divers were completing the inspection of the bridge and the decision on the possibility of launching car traffic will be made within two hours, he claimed.
Earlier Monday, a source from Ukraine’s security service (SBU) said that an attack on the Crimean Bridge was a joint operation of the SBU and Ukraine’s naval forces. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because they had not received authorization to speak on the record.
Source: cnn.com
