Russia resumes the movement of trains and cars on the Crimean bridge
17 people were killed in the bombing of Zaporizhia, southern Ukraine
Residential building damaged in the attack in Zaporizhia.
Reuters
At least 17 people were killed in the bombing of the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, as trains and cars resumed on the bridge linking Russia to Crimea, after it was partially destroyed, the day before yesterday, by a large explosion that Moscow said was caused by a truck bomb.
Ukrainian officials said that the attack in the city of Zaporizhia, at dawn yesterday, hit residential buildings and injured dozens, including 10 children, and flattened five residential buildings.
The city is about 52 km from the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, and the city has been repeatedly bombed in the past few weeks.
In addition, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khosnolin said that "the movement of trains on the Crimean bridge has fully resumed, including passenger and freight trains."
For its part, the Russian Ministry of Transport said that the ferry service between Crimea and the Krasnodar region is working steadily, explaining that “the Kerchinsky-2 ferry left from the Crimea and delivered 16 trucks and 25 passengers to one of the other ports,” the Russian “TASS” news agency reported. Traffic between Crimea and mainland Russia is starting to recover.
Yesterday, Russian divers began to inspect the damage left by the explosion in the bridge extending over the Kerch Strait, which represents a major artery for the Russian forces in southern Ukraine, which controls most of the Kherson region and large parts of the Zaporizhia region, and the port of Sevastopol, where the Russian fleet is stationed in the Black Sea.
Since the beginning of last September, the Russian forces have been forced to retreat at many points on the front, especially they were forced to withdraw from the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, and to retreat in the Kherson region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not comment on the explosion that witnessed the bridge directly, but said in a video clip, the day before yesterday, that "the weather was sunny and warm in Ukraine, while in Crimea it was cloudy, despite the warmth." In the details of the incident, but again called on the Russian forces to surrender and flee.
The White House declined to comment on the bridge explosion, but indicated that it would continue to supply Ukraine with weapons, and US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Russian President Vladimir Putin started the war and could end it if he wanted.
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed Moscow's readiness to contribute to solving global food problems and to help the poorest countries in particular.
The Russian TASS news agency reported that Putin's statements came during a speech he delivered yesterday, via closed circuit television, on the occasion of the Day of Workers of Agriculture and Manufacturing Industries.
The Russian president said: “We fully meet domestic demand for basic products, provide reliable food security, and in addition we are working to develop our export potential, and I would like to assure that we are ready to contribute to overcoming global challenges related to food and provide the necessary assistance to the poorest developing countries ».
"Working under unprecedented pressure due to sanctions poses new challenges for the agricultural sector," Putin added.
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