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Ukraine shifts blame to Russia for bridge collapse

09 October 2022 03:23 (UTC +04:00)

Ukrainian peace negotiator and adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, in a tweet on Saturday indicated that the explosion on the bridge that connects Russia to Crimea was Moscow's doing, APA reports citing Teletrader.

"Before personnel change, FSB [Federal Security Service] is in knockdown — missed Putin's bridge explosion. Defense Ministry can now blame FSB for the future South loss. Isn't it obvious who made an explosion? Truck arrived from RF [Russian Federation]," Podolyak wrote, claiming the incident was a result of disagreements between Russia's main security agency and the Russian Ministry of Defence.

On Saturday, the transport corridor across the Kerch strait experienced a partial collapse after a car bomb triggered a fire on the bridge, while a train was carrying seven oil tankers to Crimea. During the day, both Podolyak and Zelensky seemed to be taking credit for the bridge strike.