It was on 8 October 2022 at 6:07am local time that an explosion occurred on the Kerch-bound lanes of the road section of the Crimean Bridge. Two entire road spans collapsed into Crimean territorial waters in the strategically important Kerch Strait that separates Russia from the annexed territory of Crimea. Seven fuel tankers of a 59-wagon train caught fire on the parallel rail section, which also incurred structural damage. Both road and rail traffic has been significantly disrupted. At the time of going to press, no organisation has formally taken responsibility for the explosion and there is no definitive explanation for what happened.
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