It is hugely important to the Kremlin and Moscow had maintained the bridge crossing was safe despite the fighting. Ukraine's presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak earlier took to Twitter posting a picture of a long section of the bridge half-submerged. "Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled." This "caused seven fuel tanks to ignite on a train heading towards the Crimea Peninsula. In the more than seven months since Russia's offensive, Putin has made thinly veiled threats of using nuclear weapons.

Source: CNN October 09, 2022 18:23 UTC