Putin has accused Ukraine of terrorism after the Crimea bridge explosion.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of attacking the Kerch Bridge—a strategic bridge that links his country to Russian-annexed Crimea.
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Speaking at a meeting with the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, on Sunday, the Russian president described the alleged Ukrainian attack as an “act of terrorism”.
Putin noted that Ukraine’s intelligence forces had aimed to destroy a critically important piece of Russia’s civil infrastructure.
Russian officials say the blast on the bridge killed three people. The victims were said to be in a nearby car when a lorry blew up.
“There is no doubt, this is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying Russia’s critical civilian infrastructure,” Putin said.
“Its authors, perpetrators and beneficiaries are the security services of Ukraine.”
Bastrykin alleged that citizens of Russia and some foreign states had aided preparations for the attack.
He added that investigators have established that the truck which they say blew up travelled through Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, North Ossetia and Krasnodar Territory.
However, Ukrainian officials have not indicated that their forces were responsible for the attack.
An adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, denied Putin’s accusation.
He wrote that there is “only one terrorist state here” and that the “whole world knows who it is”.
“Does Putin accuse Ukraine of terrorism? It looks too cynical even for Russia,” he said.
The 19km (12-mile) bridge, the longest in Europe, is a vital supply route for Russian forces fighting in Ukraine.
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Russia has used the bridge to move military equipment, ammunition, and personnel from Russia to battlefields in southern Ukraine.
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