Europe's longest bridge explodes, Ukraine cheers
Ukraine's ruling party cheered after an explosion shut down Europe's longest bridge in Russian-held Crimea. Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee said the explosion occurred at 6:07 a.m. local time in Moscow.
Meanwhile, the international news BBC reported that immediately after the explosion, the government authorities of Ukraine began to cheer one by one. Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Zelensky, wrote on social media on Twitter: 'Only the beginning'. However, he did not clearly mention whether Ukraine has any hand in this explosion.
He also wrote: Whatever is unlawful must be destroyed. Everything that was taken away must be returned to Ukraine. They will be expelled from everything Russia has occupied. Meanwhile, Ukraine's defense ministry compared the bridge explosion to Russia's famous Moskva ship, which was sunk by a missile in April. "Two infamous symbols of Russia's evil power have come to an end," they wrote. What next!'
This bridge in Crimea, which was inaugurated by Putin in 2018, was used to transport military equipment, munitions and soldiers in the southern region of Ukraine. This bridge is hated by the people of Ukraine. It was clearly understood in their reactions on social media. They expressed great joy on social media with pictures of the bridge explosion.
Meanwhile, Crimean authorities say that road and rail communication systems have been closed after the explosion. However, they said to start the ferry service to keep the communication system in order.The Speaker of the Parliament of Crimea, Vladimir Konstantinov, blamed Ukraine for the explosion and said that Ukraine's devils and their black hands used this bridge explosion. He also said that this bridge will be renovated soon. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said that Putin ordered the formation of an investigation committee on an urgent basis.
Four years ago, this bridge named Creche Bridge, about 19 km long, was built. Russia spent 2.7 billion euros to build this bridge. The longest bridge in Europe is described by the Russian media as the last construction of the century.
