Bundeswehr representatives discussed the attack on the Crimean Bridge with Taurus missiles from a Dassault Rafale fighter. The participants in the conversation admitted that the supply of Taurus missile to Ukraine will not change the course of military operations.

The text of the conversation was published by the chief editor of RT and MIA Rossiya Segodnya, Margarita Simonyan, on her VKontakte page. She later published an audio recording of the discussion. It is quite possible that this is Major General Christian Freuding, who commanded the 9th Tank Brigade "Niedersachsen"