The Crimean Bridge that links Crimea to the Russian mainland was again targeted by Ukrainian forces in a bombing early Monday morning that killed two civilians and injured a child.
Russian authorities said the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, was targeted by drones operating on the surface of the water. The previous attack on the bridge that took place in October 2022 was a truck bombing.
Ukrainian sources are telling media outlets that the attack was a joint operation between Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and Ukraine’s Navy. The government in Kyiv hasn’t officially taken credit for the attack but has hinted at responsibility, which is typical of their covert attacks on Russian territory.
Russian authorities initially halted vehicle traffic on the bridge to assess the damage. According to RT, the bridge partially reopened for vehicles early Tuesday, and rail transport has resumed.
The Crimean Bridge is a sensitive target for Russia, and the last time it was attacked, Russian President Vladimir Putin significantly escalated the war. In response, the Russian military began large-scale missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, which it hadn’t done before October 2022.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova hinted at Western involvement in the Monday attack, saying that Ukrainian decisions on such operations are made “with the direct participation of American and British intelligence services and politicians.”
The Grayzone previously reported that British intelligence officials were plotting ways to blow up the Crimean Bridge before the October 2022 attack. The Grayzone obtained a presentation drawn up for British intelligence in April 2022 that reviewed options for attacking the bridge.
The document suggested using cruise missiles or divers to plant mines to blow up the bridge. The Ukrainian attacks differed operationally, but the existence of the document signals the British could have helped Ukraine plot the attacks or at least offered advice.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova hinted at Western involvement in the Monday attack, saying that Ukrainian decisions on such operations are made “with the direct participation of American and British intelligence services and politicians.”
Remember, Ukraine makes their own decisions. They just have a limit to what they can decide on. American intelligence decides what intelligence will be provided. If we’re footing the bill for this war, I can’t imagine Ukraine did this by their lonesome.
I’m not feeling the sarcasm in your post nor do I feel like laughing. Ukraine is an occupied territory. Pentagon filth is directly responsible for this terrorist attack on Russian civilian infrastructure.
Thank you for pointing that out to me. Feel it that time?
No, not feeling the amusement if that was your goal. Anger actually.
I didn’t have a goal.
I take your meaning -occupied by the Neocon proxy. The Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for peace with Russia.
Whenever Maria Zakharova speaks, she must cause unstoppable glitching in neoliberal NATO clowns. When she considers her opponents in the west, she must scratch her head confused, “Is that all you got?”
It was Nuland, she decided it.
Nah, she was only there to give out chocolate chip cookies };-)>
Whatever their sick motivation is — it is attacking civilian
infrastructure vital to the economy and travel needs as it cuts down on transit time. The primitive brains want to create associations in out mind — this is Putin’s bridge! It is important to Putin! A simbol of victory over Putin!
As this has nothing to do with Putin, what is the objective? Harming econimy, for one. Second, hoping to provoke Russia. As counteroffensive is going nowhere, this seems to be the tactics. Get Russia to respond robustly and get a those sceptics in NATO and EU to ponny up in cash or armaments or secret “advisers”. Secret de polichinelle is Ukraininan whole companies surrendering to Russia. Let us not talk about it. Pretend never happened.
Since US and its sidekick UK want to continue warfare until such a time when EITHER Russia has been weakened OR we suffer more harm than any good from continuing the hostility. WE in this case is US.
As of now, US economy is managing to patch its holes. Crance is burning. UK populace is taming it out on each other — elidemics of knife attacks in London. Getmany is a boiling cauldron after some industries shut down and took with them scores of small towns depending on manufacturing subcontracts.
Will Russian patience prevail or will the hawks carry the day? Will Zelenski acter Vilnius still get the loyalty of West Ukraine — irvwill they bolt? Zelenski and US are groomung West Ukraine to accept Polish (US) “peacekeepers”. But thise know thst Poland is dropping hints of 100,000 Poles murdered in West Ukraine in WWII. Will Zelenski and US suceed?
The irony of all ironies is — Russia would happily give West Ukraine right to undepenndent state, guarantee its security. Or let them join EU -/ provided no NATO. But having developed Russophobia — the option is not open.
That’s not the biggest irony. The entire compain of Eurasian containment since 1950s. All the wars in Mideast and Africa, the Wolfowitz doctrine aimed to prevent the rise of the Eurasian Superblock was for nothing. The biggest irony is that there was no intent to isolate Anglo-American empire from the multipolar world.
Anglo-Saxon imperialists tried hard to reconciliate Poland with Ukraine. It was important for creating a Russo-phobic belt from Baltic to Black sea. This project doesn’t go well because for the cultivation of Russo-phobia among poles, they used the fake story about mass executions of polish officers by Stalin regime while at the same time for the purpose of cultivating Russo-phobia among Ukrainians, they used the horrors of the collectivization and the artificially created hunger in 1932-1933. This naturally brought the attention of the public to the events of WW II and everyone in Poland could see that even according to Anglo-Saxon version of history, more innocent Poles were killed by Ukrainian far-right militants than by Russian NKVD. Besides, what happened in West Ukraine was a real genocide where everyone, including small kids, was massacred, while the officers executed in Russia were not so innocent (by the way, many people in Poland know that they were executed by Germans).
I agree – Ukraine should never attack a civilian target.
But neither should Russia attack civilian targets in Ukraine.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/2/russia-attacks-ukraines-kyiv-asfierce-battles-rage-in-donetsk
Are you beyond stupid?
What holes is the US patching in it’s economy?
Russia’s economy has contracted 12.5% since the war began.
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp-growth-annual
And roughly 50,000 of Russian soldiers have been killed.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-military-deaths-facd75c2311ed7be660342698cf6a409
All due to an invasion that is flagrantly against international law.
Russia is the illegal perpetrator here.
They are the ones that should stop the war and stop the illegal invasion of a foreign nation.
You pathetic Russian bot.
BTW – I support neither side.
And I am against NATO giving arms to Ukraine.
But you imbeciles blaming America for Russia invading an independent nation is beyond ridiculous.
You idiots don’t want peace.
You just want your side to win.
Here we have a typical victim of imperial propaganda machine.
Russia did not invade Ukraine. Russia recognized independence and sovereignty of DPR and LPR and these republics asked for military assistance from imperial-occupied Ukraine and a imperial puppet regime in Kiev that have been waging war against these republics since 2014 coup.
Nice try, but neither Kyiv nor Kherson nor Zaporzizhia are in the LPR/DPR. Did the Russian “military assistance” have bad land nav skills and get lost or something?
Did you get lost in Europe after the USSR liberated it from nazi occupation?
Kherson and Zaporozhie had their own referendums. The overwhelming majority voted for reunification with Russian Federation. Once neo-Nazi regime is defeated, more regions of former Ukrainian republic will follow them.
So…..
Russian tanks were less than 40km from Kiev because they were protecting DPR and LPR?
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine#/media/File:2022_Russian_Invasion_of_Ukraine_Phase_1_animated.gif
Only an ignoramus on the subject or a Russian bot cannot see that Russia tried to conquer Ukraine.
They failed.
And now they are stuck in a quagmire they cannot win so long as NATO has Kiev’s back.
But – unlike you – I support neither side.
I hate ALL wars.
Bye now.
Try not yo get your lips stuck on that picture of Putin when you kiss it goodnight.
You simply continue pointing out your ignorance here. Not your fault, really. You are programmed NPC. Kremlin tried to force Anglo-American puppet regime in Kiev to end the civil war in Ukraine. They withdrew their forces as a gesture of good will after peace negotiations started in Ankara.
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/2022_Russian_Invasion_of_Ukraine_Phase_1_animated.gif
Let me get this straight…Russian bot?
So the Russian troops fought to just outside Kiev. Losing lots of troops along the way.
And then promptly left as a ‘peace gesture’? Ohhh…THAT makes sense.
Russian General: ‘Men? I want you to fight your way to within sight of Kiev. But don’t take the capital. Then I want you to stop. Make a few failed attempts to appear to take the capital. Then turn around and go back home as a ‘peace gesture’. And yes. I am asking you to risk your lives for basically nothing.’
Riiiight.
That makes SOOO much sense.
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And taking Kherson. Which is nowhere REMOTELY near the Donbas? Was to kick Ukraine out of Donbas?
Riiiiiiight.
How did that go?
Oh, that’s right. Not too well. The Ukrainians are still in the Donbas.
Your whole nonsensical excuse makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.
You are a perfect example of a sap who believes whatever his government tells him…even when they have no evidence to back it up.
We are done here as clearly you are too far gone to be taken seriously.
But you are good for a chuckle.
Good day.
Your ignorance amuse me. It’s like listening to some English punk explaining American Civil War.
Ok Bianca Putina. Perhaps their sick motivation is the same sick motivation Putin had for invading, killing Ukrainians, and annexing Ukraine? You sick Russian propagandist.
One positive to come out of this hopefully is the end of NATO.
Expansion of NATO. (There. I fixed it for you.)
Seems to me like the goal of the attack is to soften the blow over Kremlin ending Black Sea Initiative (grain deal)
Be it terrorist retaliation or a desperate attempt to shift attention from the suspension of the deal, it doesn’t change anything in terms of clean up of Ukraine of destroying imperial influence in Eurasia.
This must have been in the works for quite awhile, part of the longer term ongoing British operations against Crimea. The grain deal timing is just coincidence.
This vital issue is that the British are actively fighting the Russians, and the Russians are fully aware of that and now saying so loudly.
If we had lifted the (illegal)sanctions on Russian banks and firms sending potash, perhaps Russia would not have backed out of the deal. Russia had to know going into the deal that we are great at violating agreements, but Russia allowed the grain to be shipped.
They didn’t really back out. They simply let it expire. As I understand it, the prime reasoning is this grain deal didn’t benefit impoverished countries or Russia.
Nope. It was a natural progression of the Ukes’ counteroffensive. Live with it, Ivan.
Looks more like a distraction from a lack of progress of said offensive.
The attack revealed vulnerabilities in other parts of Crimea that Russia had not anticipated. Assuming that this wasn’t part of a coordinated offensive, Ukraine might have done them a favor.
Russia shares they do not use that bridge for military purposes so that bombing is more for the symbolic political effect.
Sometimes that effect is needed but it is time for something more than symbolism in this case.
When did they state that? Rail is used to transport military gear and it isn’t a secret.
Look at the antiwar blog section.
I just noticed a contribution that shares more on why the bridge was not a military target (I’d provide a link but I’m on my phone and it’s hard to do)
It shares, as you state, there is a rail road bridge that does transport war material
However what was hit was the road bridge for vehicals that, as the story shares, hold vacationers because it is that season.
The rail road was not hit but the civilan bridge was which is what I shared about.
Yes, road section is mostly for civilian use. The argument could be made that the target was the railway but Russians could attack dual use infrastructure in England and US and use the same argument.
Ukraine either bombed the wrong thing or it was purposeful which it appears it was.
War is ugly and this was a unnecessary display of it.
Yes, only it wasn’t Ukraine. They don’t have the capability. English drones and US targeting data.
Really?
They bombed their own bridge?
Are they going to attack the nuclear power plant they hold next?
Roads and bridges get bombed during wars.
There’s nothing special about the Kerch Bridge in that respect except all the whining.
You mean like all that whining about Perl Harbor?
Yeah, because nobody in Crimea knew that there was a war on in which the bridge had already been attacked once.
It’s more why hit the civilian bridge when a military target was next to it.
Incompetence or a willful act is the interesting part not that a few civilians died (unless those deaths were on purpose).
The entire bridge is a military target.
2 bridges one is more than the other but that’s obviously too hard for you to comprehend .
Typical for you.
Everything is binary to the simple like you…..
The entire Kerch Bridge is dual-use infrastructure. It’s just as “legitimate” a target as a Ukrainian highway that is used by both military convoys and civilian vacationers.
If there were two entirely separate bridges and one was set up specifically for tanks and the other was a footbridge for kindergarteners to get back and forth between the classroom and the cafeteria, obviously the latter would be wrong to target.
So you are postulating the Ukrainians (or those Brits as some are surmising that carried out the operation) hit the wrong part of the structure?
The second try and they hit the part that carries the lessor amount of military supplies?
Sure that’s possible but I had thought better of those Brits and their underwater drone capability.
Russia has struck multiple civilian targets in Ukraine and not once have I heard you whine about it. Not once. You are sick.
Was there a particular article about Russia striking civilian targets that you can refer to that she didn’t respond to? Do you grasp that comment sections of articles comment on the subject matter of those articles?
I’m 100% percent sure I can find multiples in the archives.
Oh and now you are on topic? How many times have I seeing you going off topic here. Conveniently today. And as always, you sticking your head out for the pro Russians here.
Then find them and point them out.
I replied to your comment. You went off topic by repeating the hypocrisy bullshit. And I’m not “sticking” for anyone in this comment section or this war.
Are you the moderator now?
GTFOH with your pro russian BS.
I don’t have to find sh!t to please you. That’ll be wasting my time.
“I’m 100% percent sure I can find multiples in the archives.”
That is what you said. Me asking to provide something you said you could find in “multiples” has nothing to do with moderation. So, I don’t know why the fuck you asked that silly question. And once again you have nothing so it’s right back to accusing me of being pro Russia. You’re pathetic.
The bridge is the target, not parts of it. The entire f king bridge that was built illegally and has been used to support militarily the invasion and annexation of Ukraine, you crazy russian propagandist.
Need I show you hundreds of Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure? Nah, I’ll waste my time. You’ll blame it on the Azov Empire or Nuland.
You mean like the theater in Maurioupol? Journalist Patrick Lancaster took his camera crew inside the bombed theater the day after the Russians hit it. Didn’t see 1,200 dead bodies but did see destroyed Ukrainian weapons as the place had been turned into a weapons depot.
Well, that’s what the Kremlin told you.
No, that is what American journalist Patrick Lancaster showed us. Sorry you can’t handle the truth.
The truth is that he is another one of team Doug Macgregor, podophile and Russian book seller Scott Ritter, and Mercouris team. All pro russian propagandists that get financially supported by the Kremlin Oligarchs.
Sorry you can’t handle the truth.
Here’s your boy Lancaster in action.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxneb4/ukraine-patrick-lancaster-journalist
And only you believe that. Wow.
Should not Ukraine hit the railroad first? That’s where they ship the most but Ukraine hit where not even 20% of traffic is military?
It was a political target not a military one.
Is Ukraine now concentrating on terrorism by hitting civilian targets after all the complaints about Russia doing that?
Your buddies are as bad as Russia…just shocking….
No, the entire bridge is the target. What do you think this is? It’s war. Does Russia care about collateral damage when they strike and shell civilian targets?
The bridge has been used for military purpose and there are plenty of videos of military convoys and materiel being pushed through it thus it’s a military target.
And shut up with the terrorism BS. The entire Putin invasion is a huge terrorism act.
So Ukraine acting similar to Russian terrorism is OK?
Or is “terror” just a political term to be handed out when porposes warrant?
There’s nothing terrorist about striking a bridge that has been used to attack Ukraine.
So it is a political term with you.
It all depends on who does the act, not the act itself.
Ok, call it what you want.
One man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter actually holds true.
This is exactly why Ukraine shouldn’t get Crimea back ever again. They have a great contempt for roads, bridges and dams in that region.
Not Ukraine. Ukraine does not exist as a sovereign state since 2014. The parasites infesting Ukraine have great contempt for the native population and infrastructure.
This was for those three stooges who troll on anti war and think of Ukraine as the 52nd State.
So you believe the current regime in Kiev and a cokehead clown Volodimor Ziolenski is capable of making independent decisions?
He can. But he will be removed. So he won’t.
You all keep blabbering but Ukraine IS taking back territory. Russia is on DEFENSE and losing ground. Or are you saying that’s incorrect? (If you are, post your sources.)
So that brings us to initial point. Ukraine is not a sovereign state.
Scott Ritter recently put out a very good documentary on Volodimor Ziolenski
https://www.bitchute.com/video/f9Cy20clUIIB/
And innocent lives.
This was a really stupid stunt by some combination of US, UK, and Ukraine.
It would be like Russia destroying the Liberty Bell. Next to zero military ramifications, and it would cement anti-Russian hatred in US citizens for a long time.
Russia can be expected to react a lot more forcefully for the foreseeable future, A direct retaliation can be expected by Thursday or Friday.
US decision makers seem to believe US propaganda about how weak Russia is. Believing your own propaganda is one of the best ways to guarantee bad results.
The overall goal is the same as it was with all terrorist attacks since 2014. To create war and kill people. The imperial parasites in Washington and London profit from wars.
What is really concerning to me, Kremlin not punishing terrorist attacks in any meaningful way. It is extremely dangerous because it seems they are grooming Russian population for a larger war with Anglo-American empire. Both Kremlin and Beijing have the capability to inflict severe pain on Washington and London. Why this isn’t done?
There is a strategic need to fight NATO in a war of attrition. Russia will grind down NATO nations until it becomes existential to them. And then sue for peace on their terms. War crimes tribunals will be a part of that surrender.
NATO has already lost; 455 Aircraft, 242 helicopters, 5047 UAV’s, 426 Anti Aircraft systems, 10731 tanks inc. APC’s, 1139 multiple rocket launchers, 5487 rocket launchers and 11717 military automotive equipment.
This is estimated to be worth US $1 Trillion. And they are asking for more. Arrest Obama/Biden et al. for their many many crimes against humanity.
Yes, paid by Ukrainian blood…. I’m not satisfied with tribunals. I want that filth hanging on the streets of Washington and London like Halloween decorations. Their handlers especially.
From what I have read from pro-Russia authors, as much as they can guess, Putin plays to Central Asian, Middle East, and African audiences.
US actions guarantee his support from Russians as long as he is “strong enough”. This bridge attack will require a fairly dramatic response to maintain his support there.
The Middle East has changed dramatically as Saudi Arabia is pulling the rest of the Middle East towards Iran and Syria. HUGE win for Putin. The Middle East is starting to trade more in yuan and local currencies instead of the US dollar.
India buys a LOT of Russian oil, and they trade in Yuan and Rubles.
Russia and China regularly engage in joint military exercises.
Russia has made good inroads into Africa, and nations there are doing trade not in US dollars.
Most nations in the world are NOT sanctioning Russia.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Ukraine is losing a lot of troops, and NATO seems to keep sending military equipment on a regular basis that seems to not last very long.
This is not the intense immediate pain that you want. But Putin seems to have a knack for getting Biden – well his handlers – to engage in activities that make the US look bad and damage the US international reputation.
And when I get upset about another Biden blunder that hurts the US, DJ gets on my case for being anti-American.
Domestic support is most important and this is an EXTREMELY difficult position to be in. Hardliners in Kremlin will be screaming for Anglosaxon blood. The pressure have been mounting since imperials sunk Moskva. They wont settle for anything less than a head of Soros or Kissinger or English King.
That is bad news. I hope that the planned retaliations do not escalate things TOO badly.
If the retaliation do not happen until Thursday or Friday maybe they will be toned down a bit.
And right now it is 8am Moscow time of the first day of the escalation period.
Vlad is a capable statesman. I’m confident he will get out of it with something relatively damaging to imperial interests. Just enough to satisfy the bloodhounds.
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Putin is a complete moron.
He instigated a war that has turned into a quagmire in Ukraine.
That has already cost his country 12.5% of it’s GDP and almost 50,000 lives.
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp-growth-annual
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-11/ukraine-war-has-killed-about-50000-russians-data-suggests/102587006
And the war has no end in sight.
And you are a fool if you think Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was anything but INCREDIBLY stupid.
But then – we all know that you are a Russian bot who idolizes Putin.
And are not to be taken seriously.
Have a nice day.
This isn’t your personal blog to post your propaganda
F**k around and find out.
I hope so but unfortunately (and very fortunately for you) it isn’t up to me. If I was in Putin’s place, your burnt corpse would have been feeding rats back in 2014.
Tough talk for a Screen Beret.
You should be thankful I’m responding to you at all. You’re a worthless troll.
Hahaha. Yes. I’m very thankful a d-bag like you responded to me with BS. Coming from a bottom-dweller like yourself, I consider being a troll a step up. You keep trying though.
‘Screen Beret’.
I like that.
You are a faceless, nameless nobody on a little chat forum.
You have not the foggiest idea what the powers that be in the Kremlin think about anything.
Stop pretending otherwise.
While Kiev NATO proxies can only bring death and destruction, Moscow has rebuilt the Donbass. Check out all the video’s of Mariupol, Luhansk and Donetsk reconstruction.
New free apartment buildings, parks, schools and infrastructure, stunning.
You have any links with English subtitles?
A while back I tried to look up some sites about Mariupol, and what do you know everything was in Russian!
I am assuming that Russian propaganda experts, oops information experts, have been showing such pictures and narratives throughout the non-NATO world.
Note: propaganda is not always false, and information is not always true.
There are many videos on BitChute. Just search for Mariupol.
Yes, trolling isn’t always evil, and conversation isn’t always pleasant.
Propaganda is rarely false because lies don’t propagate easy. Main operational element in propaganda is exploitation of emotions. This is a natural habitat for psychopaths.
Not seeing the big deal. It is easily repairable. Also, the bridge is redundant in many ways, as there are now other Russian controlled land routes into Crimea. Plus, there are ferry and other ship ports, with the Sea of Azov, as things now stand, at least, being a Russian lake. And there are air fields, and air lift capacity as well. Not to mention that Russia has had months to stuff the Crimea with arms, ammo, supplies, troops, etc.
If anything, this seems like yet another distraction from the stalled Ukie counteroffensive.
Also, the bridge is a legitimate target. Sure, civilian traffic uses it, but so does military supply. Dual use infrastructure, like transit systems, are legal targets in war, whether the Ukraine or Russia is doing the targetting. This is not “terrorism,” any more than Russian attacks on dual use systems, like rail roads, electrical production and distribution facilities, and the like, are.
Finally, I would not at all be surprised if NATO “advisors” helped target and attack the bridge. But that too is just SOP in this war. NATO personnel are thick on the ground in the Ukraine, and “intel” is one area where they are really carrying the ball for the Ukies.
The bridge attack killed civilians, left one child an orphan.
Yes. And Russia’s attacks on Ukie dual use infrastructure kill civilians too. The death of a civilian does not make such an attack illegal.
Well stated, Sir, although NATO / UA are in way over their heads; the old map of UA is already changed forever..
So exterminating imperial filth in US and England would be legal right of this war? I want to see at least some oligarchs in US killed by cheap drones.
Russia could very well, consistent with international law, take on NATO directly, as it is actively supporting, indeed, participating in, the Ukrainian war effort, and is in no way “neutral.” If it did so, the same rules re attacks on civilians, attacks on military, and attacks on dual use infrastructure would apply. Of course, Russia has good reason not to do that, just as NATO has good reason not to directly attack Russia.
Frankly, I’m really not sure what your point is. What is legal is not determined by who you “want to see” killed, which human beings you think are “filth,” worthy of “extermination,” and so on.
My overall view is that right is more on Russia’s side in this conflict than it is on the Ukraine’s, much less NATO’s. But that doesn’t magically convert a legal attack into an illegal one, or vice versa.
Sorry/not sorry, if that angers you.
I don’t recognize imperial parasites as human and I find the entire idea of “legal wars” infuriating. I really couldn’t care less about this degenerate “law and order” that these parasites invent.
Good for you. I would just add that international humanitarian law is actually a good thing, and your dehumanizing rhetoric is actually a bad thing.
These pests don’t qualify as human for one simple reason. They lack a key component. Humanity.
Any kind of pathetic rhetoric about what is “legal” or “humanitarian” from these psychopaths is irrelevant.
Soooo…you dehumanize Americans/NATO civilians.
You think of them as below human?
Now…we see the true colors.
Only a truly sick man would classify huge numbers of human beings as ‘parasites’.
You have just proven to be EXACLTY what I thought you were: a hate-filled, mentally-disturbed man.
Not to be taken seriously AT ALL.
You are to be pitied.
Have a nice day, comrade.
I could consider your posts as relevant if only you could learn to read.
“Not seeing the big deal.”
Tell it how it is, Commander Medvedev.
What does that even mean?
Calm and factual. Well done. A welcome change from the hysterical blabbering.
War is hell.
TY.
You hypocrites.
Ukraine attacking civilian targets is terrible.
But so is Russia attacking civilian targets.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/2/russia-attacks-ukraines-kyiv-asfierce-battles-rage-in-donetsk
But you Russian bots (and this site – apparently) never seem to care about the countless Ukrainian civilian lives lost to Russian attacks.
You people are pathetic.
I condemn both sides.
You losers only condemn the side you hate.
I agree, Russia is attacking wrong targets. Kremlin need to attack targets in England and US.
What’s stopping them? Brains?
Lack of perspective.
Mostly I shrug when either side complains about civilian casualties, But bragging about cluster bombs, and bombing a high profile Russian bridge, makes the US look weak, petty, and foolish.
And no, when Russia hurts itself in similar ways I do not find myself getting upset.
“”You losers only condemn the side you hate””
but i literally hate everybody – therefore i do indeed condemn the side that i hate.
and the side that i hate is all yalls.
so just step one foot into my yard and see what happens.
edit = the whole world writes their own narrative regarding who is the bad-guy and who is the righteous patriot. at some point there will be a war featuring patriots vs patriots.
“we are the patriots and you are the bad-guys!”
“i don’t think so bad-guys, because WE are the patriots!”
idiots
How is anyone being a hypocrite? Who said Russia attacking civilian targets wasn’t terrible? This is a comment section of an article about a bridge being bombed in Crimea. Why would people write about Russians killing civilians?
Why would people write about Russians killing civilians?
You are right, Why would they?
They wouldn’t because Is outside their pro russia/anti west narrative.
Maybe it has something to do with the subject matter of the article that people are commenting on. If this article was about Russians killing civilians, then maybe you would have a point. As is, you don’t.
This is war. It’s perfectly ordinary and not prohibited for belligerents to attack transport and other infrastructure that supports an adversary’s military efforts. Bridges, the electric grid, railroads, etc, may all be fair game.
The question, in the case of Ukrainian attacks on the Kerch bridge, is whether or not the damage to the bridge is worth the risk of retaliation. I think it’s a brain-dead stupid move.
Russia has plenty of options for supplying Crimea that don’t depend on that bridge. That should be obvious, since it supplied Crimea quite adequately before the bridge was built. During that period, transport was by air and sea. Now, even if the bridge were actually knocked out (it hasn’t been, in either attack) both of those options would still be available and so would the land bridge from Rostov Oblast.
The first time Ukraine hit the Kerch Strait bridge, Russia responded by beginning its campaign of attacks on Ukraine’s power grid. That has caused extremely serious and lasting damage. It has turned out to be a really dumb move.
This recent attack doesn’t look a bit smarter.
Oh it is smart considering that Ukraine is occupied territory. Kremlin will attack and destroy infrastructure (an infrastructure they’ve built and infrastructure they will have to rebuild after the clean up is complete) in Ukraine and imperial filth in England and US will be laughing at Kremlin’s stupidity.
The New York Times headlined “After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused To Rethink Strategy” The story admits that things are looking grim for Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
No elections, forced gunpoint conscription, anti retreat troops, book burning, banning of free speech, looting of churches, arresting church leaders, government death hit lists, mass murder of civilians, ethnic cleansing campaigns, assassination of peace negotiators, bombing of Nuclear power stations, destruction of Europes energy infrastructure, terrorism, kidnapping, rape, torture, massive human rights abuses etc etc etc.
Do you really expect that nasty propaganda rag to post anything contrary to imperial interests?
The New York Times prints what they are told to print. So the real question is why?
Money, blackmail, knowingly spreading propaganda and supporting terrorism? I don’t really care to be honest with you. I want that degenerate filth to end.
Don’t forget Judith Miller and her bullshite leading up to the wanton destruction of Iraq!
My guess is that the Russian narrative about high Ukrainian losses and little gains is very close to the truth, and that our media is preparing the way to explain away upcoming Russian advances.
Editors and reporters fearful of losing their jobs. Cowards.
Hoodoo the tellin?
Center for an Informed America?
All those crimes were possible only with a massive financial and military support from NATO.
Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime was created by US oligarchy.
sounds a little like the future of the US but with what will.be an American slant.
… and bioweapons labs.
Hahaha. Sure. Keep trying.
“destruction of Europes energy infrastructure”
Can you expound on that a bit? And the Nuke station one too, please.
Also the assassination of peace negotiators.
The rest I was aware.
Good comment. Really brimming with factual assertions rather than just opinion.
Navy Seal NULAND did it!!!!
She always knows, generally authorizes, and often pays for these special operations. But she does not swim them.
See, old Adolph did not do his own dirty work either.
Yeah, she knows everything.
Stop giving that woman so much credit. She is just another Department of State official. She doesn’t run sh!t.
You guys sound like idiots every time you bring her name up. But keep it up, it’s entertaining.
“She is just another Department of State official. She doesn’t run sh!t.”
Keep it up. You’re entertaining.
Drink!
This would trigger more Russian submarines deployment around Crimea…!
Really? How? Are they going to fly them from Vladivostok?
I wouldn’t do that. If I were in charge, I’d probably use some of the subs based in Sevastopol and Novorossiysk.
Yep, and those have been used since the beginning of the war to launch missiles.
So they won’t be deploying any more subs.
I doubt that Russia would need more than the 6-8 subs based in the Black Sea to increase sub deployment around Crimea, especially if the intent is to protect the approaches to the Kerch Strait by seaborne drones.
Of course, I don’t know how important sub deployment is to countering those drones. But I assume Russia is adequately equipped for the task.
As pointed out earlier, the cost to Ukraine of retribution for attacks on the bridge is clearly greater than the cost to Russia of damage to the bridge.
Related WaPo headline (link to liberated copy):
Crimea looms in the crosshairs as Ukraine’s counteroffensive bogs down
“Ukraine Again Bombs Crimean Bridge Ukrainian sources are telling media outlets it was a joint operation between the SBU and the Ukrainian Navy”
Odessa drone base vaporized, priceless!
Russia has probably developed alternative ways to supply Crimea without relying on the bridge. But I assume they won’t reveal their backup alternatives unless they are actually needed.
The Grain Deal was over anyway. But Ukraine gave Russia an ironclad excuse for ending them. Port Odessa is just as vulnerable as the bridge. It wouldn’t surprise me if proportionate retaliation has already been authorized.
The alternatives aren’t secret. There is an enormous amount of air and sea traffic between Crimea and the Russian mainland and has been for a long time. And now there’s a broad “land bridge” also.
Anyway, the rail link over the bridge has remained in service and it looks like the roadway damage can probably be repaired fairly rapidly, as it was the first time Ukraine hit the bridge.
Attacking the Kerch Bridge is simply a publicity stunt, to signal that
the Ukrainians can inflict some pain on the Russians. It does nothing to
move the Ukrainian offensive forward. It gives Western journalists something to crow about and some feel-good headlines. Anyone who has been paying attention can see this, but by the same token a lot of people in the West have jobs and other obligations and only pay attention to the headlines. So damaging the bridge yields a small propaganda victory. Other than that, it is merely a distraction from the desperate futility of Ukraine’s stagnating counteroffensive. Which doesn’t make for any encouraging headlines.
Details of the drones used for this attack make it clear this was a British operation from first to last, done by Brits.
This matters, because the Russians know that their problem is British attacks. They said so today, complete with details of the various British drones and British participation in use of them around Crimea.
Now Russia will respond in kind.
This war could have been ended 16 months ago in a reasonable negotiated settlement, that would have resulted in a neutral Ukraine guaranteeing the rights of the Russian ethnic minority, with Crimea ceded back to Russia.
Now look at the place?!!
Thanks Boris! Thanks Biden!