Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indirectly praised the bombing of the bridge connecting Russia with Crimea with irony and disdain, although his country has not officially announced this operation.
In a speech late on Saturday evening, Zelensky considered that “the day in Ukraine was good and mostly sunny,” adding: “The temperature was around 20 degrees and sunny, but unfortunately it was cloudy in Crimea, although it was still warm. “.
Our future is sunny
“Whatever the clouds, the Ukrainians know what to do, and they know that we have a sunny future, a future without occupiers in all our lands, especially in Crimea,” he said, according to Reuters.
However, these phrases will undoubtedly resonate in the Kremlin, especially since the blow to this important bridge, according to some observers, was a painful blow for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zelenskiy’s comments come after a number of Ukrainian officials have also commented sarcastically on the communications sites in recent hours.
Significantly, the truck explosion yesterday morning severely damaged this bridge that crosses the Kerch Strait, which also has road and rail tracks, striking a prominent symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula.
It is also an important supply route for Russian troops, who controlled much of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, as well as the coastal city of Sevastopol.
Although Russian investigators said three people were killed, they are believed to have been in a car parked next to the truck that exploded.
“Historical and valuable part”
But despite the damage to the bridge, limited vehicular traffic resumed about ten hours after the explosion, and soon after, the Ministry of Transportation allowed rail traffic to resume as well.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and four years later, Putin inaugurated a 19-kilometer bridge connecting the peninsula to the Russian transport network.
Moscow portrays Russian-speaking Crimea as a historical and native part of Russia, and it’s the promotion of that image that has been given special attention this year, with its residents enjoying the opportunity to spend their vacations en masse, theoretically safe. away from fights and battles!
