News about Russian Crimean Bridge

The damage to the Crimean Bridge caused by a truck explosion on Saturday

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The Crimean Bridge, also known as Kerch Bridge

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Russian officials said that the blast, which occurred shortly after 6 am local time, caused a partial collapse of the road on the vehicle section

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"According to preliminary information, three people were killed," Russia's investigative committee said in a statement.

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satellite images released on Saturday showed smoke and fire near the collapsed areas of the 19km (12-mile) bridge

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"The bridge is not destroyed but damaged, but the image of Putin is destroyed, that is the most important thing," Oleksiy Goncharenko said.

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The bridge is also a pivotal symbol of Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

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The bridge, which is seen as a symbol of the Kremlin’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014

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President Vladimir Putin has now ordered the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) to oversee the key connector to the occupied peninsula.

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