Explosionen nahe Krim-Brücke : Russland meldet Drohnenangriff auf Tanker
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Medienberichten aus Russland und der Ukraine zufolge soll es in der Nähe der Krim-Brücke mehrere Explosionen gegeben haben. In Moskau spricht man von ukrainischen Drohnenangriffen, bei denen auch ein Tanker getroffen worden sei.

Translated with DeepL: Status: 05.08.2023 02:04 Uhr

According to media reports from Russia and Ukraine, there have been several explosions near the Crimean bridge. In Moscow, there is talk of Ukrainian drone attacks, and a tanker is said to have been hit.

According to Russian and Ukrainian media, there were several explosions near the Crimean bridge during the night. It is possible that a Russian tanker was hit by a drone.

Ukrainian media reported three explosions near the bridge between the Moscow-occupied Black Sea peninsula of Crimea and the Russian mainland. The bridge was reported to be completely blacked out and closed to vehicular traffic.

A representative of the Russian occupation administration of Crimea spoke of an “active threat situation” on Telegram. Russian state media reported that a rescue team had moved out in the direction of a tanker. There were no further official statements at first. The Ukrainian flag flies over the parliament building in Kiev. The Ukrainian flag flies over the parliament building in Kiev.

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A suspected Russian radio message to ships in the Kerch Strait has also been published on the internet. In it, all ships are called upon to exercise increased vigilance in connection with an attack by air and sea drones.

In a suspected radio conversation from the tanker that was hit, published online, one of the crew members states that the engine room is flooded and the ship is therefore immobilised. The information could not be independently verified. Conflict parties as source

Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties from official sources of the Russian and Ukrainian parties to the conflict cannot be independently verified in the current situation. Ministry of Defence in Kiev warned several times

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence had already warned in the past that from 21 July 2023 all ships calling at Black Sea ports of the Russian Federation as well as Ukrainian ports temporarily occupied by Russia would be considered military targets by Ukraine.

Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russian naval vessels and also the bridge to the Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia in the Black Sea. The country has been defending itself against the Russian war of aggression for more than 17 months.