VLADIMIR Putin is expected to “step up” the war in Ukraine as he seeks revenge for the blast on his Crimea bridge. An explosion on the 12-mile bridge just before dawn yesterday killed three people …
Russian investigators said the blast was caused by a truck exploding but stopped short of blaming Ukraine.Kyiv has not claimed responsibility but an adviser to PresidentThe Ukrainian security service said “the bridge burns beautifully”.During his nightly video address on Telegram, the Ukrainian leader quipped that the conditions were "cloudy in Crimea"."Over most of the territory, it was about 20 degrees Celsius and sunny.
Analysts in the West said Putin would escalate his assault on Ukraine - and claim the threat of nuclear warfare has risen., said he expected more indiscriminate shelling of Ukrainian civilian targets. He said there was the risk Putin “might go nuclear”. The Crimea Bridge has now partially reopened to traffic but video footage shows it has been badly damaged.
Part of the road bridge had collapsed into the sea and a fire has destroyed a section of the railway alongside it.
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