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Crimean bridge closed, panic on the peninsula, officials advised to flee
11:15, 08.10.2022

In the Crimea, traffic jams formed at gas stations, the sale of products was limited.



Early in the morning in Russia they announced that the Crimean bridge was closed. There was information about the ignition of fuel tanks that moved along the railway track. Later, footage of the explosion and fire of the overpass appeared on the network, as well as information that a truck was allegedly blown up, which was driving next to fuel tanks.

In Crimea, they initially said that the bridge was destroyed by Ukrainian vandals, and Aksyonov, who calls himself the head of Crimea, said that local authorities were preparing a ferry crossing. In turn, the Kremlin said they could not say when the bridge would be reopened. The railway of the Russian Federation stopped selling tickets.

Putin instructed to form a government commission to find out the causes and eliminate the consequences of the emergency on the Crimean bridge. A criminal case was opened on the fact of undermining a truck in the Russian Federation

Traffic on the bridge was suspended until October 31st. They plan to transport people from the peninsula to the mainland by ferry.

The All-Russian Union of Insurers reported that it estimates the damage from the emergency at 200-500 million rubles.

The head of the Crimea asked hotels and resorts to extend the stay of tourists - the region compensates for the costs.

Meanwhile, cash disappeared from ATMs in Crimea.

Crimea is all - cut off from Russia

There was also information about the restriction of the sale of goods. And the so-called Crimean authorities said that the peninsula has a supply of food for two months.

Meanwhile, huge queues lined up at gas stations on the peninsula.

After a fire on the Crimean bridge on Saturday morning, October 8, there is a traffic jam on the Black and Azov Seas. This is reported by the system for monitoring the movement of ships and vessels Marine Traffic . According to the system, dozens of ships stand still in the Sea of Azov, waiting to pass through the Kerch bridge. Moreover, a traffic jam has also formed from the side of the Black Sea, consisting of a dozen vessels awaiting permission to pass.

Crimea is all - cut off from Russia

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, reacted to the fire on the Kerch bridge.

Crimea, bridge, beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything Russian occupation must be expelled,” he said.

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