Moscow, July 17 (AFP\/APP): President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to retaliate after a Ukrainian attack on a bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to Russia killed two civilians and left their child wounded.
\n“Another terrorist attack was committed on the bridge last night,” Putin said in televised remarks.<\/p>\n
“Of course, there will be a response from Russia. The defence ministry is preparing relevant proposals,” he added.<\/p>\n
“From a military point of view, this is a senseless crime,” Putin added.
\nHe said the bridge had not been used for military transportation “for a long time” and called for tougher security measures.<\/p>\n
“I am waiting for specific proposals to improve the security of this strategic, important transport facility.”<\/p>\n
Russian officials said that a Ukrainian attack on the Moscow-built bridge killed a civilian couple and wounded their child.
\nMoscow said two drones had hit the bridge in the early hours of Monday and blamed “the Kyiv regime.”<\/p>\n
Commercial flights to Moscow-annexed Crimea have been suspended after the start of the offensive in Ukraine, and most Russian tourists usually drive to Crimea over the bridge.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian navy and SBU security service carried out an overnight attack on the Russian-built Bridge, a Ukrainian source told AFP.
\nRussian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told Putin that the bridge’s supporting structures were intact.<\/p>\n
The bridge was already partially destroyed in a truck bomb attack in October 2022, blamed by Moscow on Ukraine but denied by Kyiv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Moscow, July 17 (AFP\/APP): President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to retaliate after a Ukrainian attack on a bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to Russia killed two civilians and left their child wounded. “Another terrorist attack was committed on the bridge last night,” Putin said in […]<\/p>\n
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