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| Crimea bridge: Putin accuses Ukraine of 'terrorism' | Crimea bridge: Putin accuses Ukraine of 'terrorism' |
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| Watch: The moment explosion hits Crimea bridge | Watch: The moment explosion hits Crimea bridge |
| Watch: The moment explosion hits Crimea bridge | Watch: The moment explosion hits Crimea bridge |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of attacking the bridge to Russian-annexed Crimea, saying that it was an "act of terrorism". | Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of attacking the bridge to Russian-annexed Crimea, saying that it was an "act of terrorism". |
| President Putin said Ukraine's intelligence forces had aimed to destroy a critically important piece of Russia's civil infrastructure. | President Putin said Ukraine's intelligence forces had aimed to destroy a critically important piece of Russia's civil infrastructure. |
| He was speaking at a meeting with the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin. | He was speaking at a meeting with the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin. |
| Officials say three people were killed in the blast on the bridge. | Officials say three people were killed in the blast on the bridge. |
| Who - or what - blew up the Crimean bridge? | Who - or what - blew up the Crimean bridge? |
| Excitement and fear in Ukraine after bridge blast | |
| The victims were in a nearby car when a lorry blew up, Russian officials say. | The victims were in a nearby car when a lorry blew up, Russian officials say. |
| "There is no doubt, this is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying Russia's critical civilian infrastructure," Mr Putin said. | "There is no doubt, this is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying Russia's critical civilian infrastructure," Mr Putin said. |
| "Its authors, perpetrators and beneficiaries are the security services of Ukraine." | "Its authors, perpetrators and beneficiaries are the security services of Ukraine." |
| Mr Bastrykin said that citizens of Russia and some foreign states had aided preparations for the attack. | Mr Bastrykin said that citizens of Russia and some foreign states had aided preparations for the attack. |
| According to Mr Bastrykin, investigators have established that the truck which they say blew up travelled through Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, North Ossetia and Krasnodar Territory. | According to Mr Bastrykin, investigators have established that the truck which they say blew up travelled through Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, North Ossetia and Krasnodar Territory. |
| He has ordered an investigation into the incident which brought down sections of the roadway. | |
| Ukrainian officials have not indicated that their forces were behind the attack. | Ukrainian officials have not indicated that their forces were behind the attack. |
| On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the incident in his nightly address, saying: "Today was not a bad day and mostly sunny on our state's territory." | On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the incident in his nightly address, saying: "Today was not a bad day and mostly sunny on our state's territory." |
| "Unfortunately, it was cloudy in Crimea. Although it was also warm," he added. | "Unfortunately, it was cloudy in Crimea. Although it was also warm," he added. |
| And a Ukrainian MP told the BBC that regardless of who was responsible for the attack, this was a "big Ukrainian victory and very severe and hard loss for Russia". | And a Ukrainian MP told the BBC that regardless of who was responsible for the attack, this was a "big Ukrainian victory and very severe and hard loss for Russia". |
| "The bridge is not destroyed but damaged, but the image of Putin is destroyed, that is the most important thing," Oleksiy Goncharenko said. | "The bridge is not destroyed but damaged, but the image of Putin is destroyed, that is the most important thing," Oleksiy Goncharenko said. |
| Russian authorities partially re-opened the roadway part of the bridge hours after the attack but for light traffic only. | |
| The railway part of the bridge - where oil tankers caught fire - has also reopened. | |
| The 19km (12-mile) bridge, the longest in Europe, is an important supply route for Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. | |
| Russia has used the bridge to move military equipment, ammunition, and personnel from Russia to battlefields in southern Ukraine. | |
| It was opened by Mr Putin in 2018, four years after Russia's annexation of Crimea. |