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Blast damages bridge to Crimea, hurts Russian supply lines

By Associated Press and Maxar Technologies

Oct. 8, 2022

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Flame and smoke rise fron Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8. Russian authorities say a truck bomb has caused a fire and the partial collapse of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia. Three people have been killed.
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A helicopter dropping water to stop fire on Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, is seen through the letters Z and V, which have become a symbol of the Russian military, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8.
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MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES VIA AP

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage to the Kerch Bridge, which connects the Crimean Peninsula with Russia crossing a strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and rail cars on fire on Saturday, Oct. 8.
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A helicopter drops water to stop fire on Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8. The bridge is a key supply artery for Moscow's faltering war effort in southern Ukraine.
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A helicopter drops water to stop fire on Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Saturday, Oct. 8.
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Cars queue for the ferry connecting Crimean peninsula and Russia at the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8.
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Cars queue for the ferry connecting Crimean peninsula and Russia at the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8.
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A view of the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8.
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MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES VIA AP

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage to the Kerch Bridge, which connects the Crimean Peninsula, top right, with Russia, bottom left, crossing a strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and rail cars on fire, upper right, on Saturday, Oct. 8. North is towards the right.
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A view of burnt tanks on a damaged part of the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, near Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8.
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A view of the damaged part of Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8.
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Workers repair the railway part of the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8.
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Cars drive on the Crimean bridge connecting Russia and Crimean peninsula at the Kerch Strait, in Taman Peninsula of Krasnodar region of Russia, Saturday, Oct. 8.

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