An explosives expert explained why saltpeter could be used to undermine the bridge

Kyiv could not organize sabotage without the help of the USA and Great Britain

Most likely, a mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder or shavings was used to blow up a truck on the Crimean bridge. This version was expressed by “MK” on condition of anonymity by an experienced explosives expert with experience in working with various ammunition. He explained why this explosive mixture could be used for sabotage.

“Those who organized the attack must have perfectly studied how the checkpoints work at the entrance to the Crimean bridge,” the specialist said. – Including, they underwent the procedure of X-ray transillumination of trucks. They understood that it was very risky to try to smuggle trucks full of ammunition or some kind of explosive onto the bridge. There are sensors for explosives, there are dogs trained to smell explosives.

But to carry fertilizer – the same ammonium nitrate – is not forbidden. Bring at least a few tons. Neither sensors nor dogs react to saltpeter. Documents are easy to complete.

– How explosive is it?

– Do you remember what happened to Beirut when a ship with saltpeter exploded in the port a couple of years ago. Half the city was demolished.

– The video from the scene of the incident shows that at the time of the explosion in the air, as if during a firework, sparkling lights. What could it be?

– It is possible that this is burning down aluminum powder or sawdust of another metal. This component further enhances the explosive power of saltpeter.

– And how can you set off a saltpeter bomb?

– Ordinary explosive device. Another thing is that someone needs to, so to speak, press the button. And it’s not at all a fact that this role was entrusted to the driver. He might not have guessed at all. His task is to bring the car to the right place at the right time. Which he, judging by the explosion at the time of the passage of a nearby train with fuel, did.

The question is who and how brought all the elements of sabotage into one point? I think that the Ukrainian special services would not have been able to cope without the help of “friends” from the US and the UK. I do not rule out that control was carried out with the help of reconnaissance aircraft or satellites. And only the US and NATO have these opportunities.

Meanwhile, “MK” received information from operational sources that the cargo carried by the driver of the exploded truck, Mahir Yusubov, was listed as “spare parts.” Yusubov received it in Armavir, and instead of the scheduled October 6, he loaded a day later. Read our exclusive.