The Russian state news agency RIA talks about the fuel tank and says the bridge was not damaged. Other news comes from the Ukrainian side: around 6 in the morning an explosion would have occurred on the bridge. It is not clear which message is correct. According to the local train service, a train’s petrol tank is on fire.
Many photos and videos of the fire on social networks:
Important link
The bridge crosses the Kerch Strait and is an important link between Crimea and mainland Russia. That country annexed Crimea in 2014.
Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the bridge in 2018, four years after the annexation of Crimea. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February, Kiev has repeatedly threatened to bomb the bridge.
Recently, several accidents involving explosive drones have occurred in the Kerch region, which borders directly on the bridge. Russia warned against bombing on the bridge and threatened to attack command centers in the Ukrainian capital Kiev if they occurred.
The Kerch Bridge consists of a highway and a railway. According to some reports, the bridge has partially collapsed or at least severely damaged:
