15-10-2022, 12:59
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Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
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Originally Posted by Hugh
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So "Top Secret" it has been publicised.
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Originally Posted by Chris
Ukraine drops the Kerch Bridge:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63183404
A significant logistical blow to the Russian army, an absolutely massive personal blow to Putin, who made so much of the bridge’s symbolism when he personally opened it in 2018.
The Road section has completely collapsed, while the rail section has been extensively damaged by fire.
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A video of the explosion, apparently taken from CCTV: https://twitter.com/liveuamap/status...42KksFWco8VugA
It was absolutely massive.
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Update, from photos it appears one side of the dual carriageway has collapsed in two places and the other side is damaged but still standing.
A fire on the rail section was fed by burning fuel from a tanker train that was passing at the time. How the Ukrainians timed that is anyone’s guess. The rail line has not collapsed but an intense fuel fire is going to have done some serious damage to the metalwork. |
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... the Russian field armies in and around the port of Kherson on Ukraine’s temporarily occupied Black Sea coast are in trouble. They were struggling with resupply before the Ukrainians blew up the Kerch Bridge, twisting its twin rail lines and dropping one of its two road lanes.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidax...o-win-the-war/
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There was a tanker train adjacent to the explosion on the rail bridge, which was partly engulfed by the explosion. This caused fuel within the train to ignite and it remained burning for several hours, with fire spreading across the tankers and dripping down onto the rail bridge, melting the steel sections of the structure, including weakening of the girders. Images show burns on the concrete piers, which may also have been weakened, potentially making its reinforcement more susceptible to corrosion, Barr said. This will also need to be further examined by investigators.
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https://www.newcivilengineer.com/lat...se-11-10-2022/
Last edited by pip08456; 15-10-2022 at 13:05.
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