Putin noted the importance of the land road between Crimea and the rest of the Russian Federation

During today’s tour of the Crimean Bridge, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the importance of having a land road that connects Crimea with the rest of the country, Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the head of state, said. transmit “RIA News”.

“Amid continued threats officially voiced from Kyiv about possible new attacks against the Crimean bridge and related infrastructure, Putin emphasized the importance of the land road that connects Crimea with the rest of Russia,” the Kremlin spokesman said.

According to Peskov, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, who accompanied Putin during the trip, told him about how the bridge was being restored, how many people were involved and what work is still going on.

December 5 Putin visited Krymsky bridge and drove over it in a car, and also spoke with the builders.

On the same day, the press service of Uprdor “Taman” reported that traffic was launched on the Crimean bridge along the repaired part. “On December 5, at 10:50 a.m., as part of the restoration work, vehicles were transferred to the right side of the road part of the Crimean bridge,” the institution said.

On October 8, an explosion occurred on the Crimean bridge. At about 6:00 Moscow time, a truck blew up on the automobile part of the Crimean bridge from the side of the Taman Peninsula. Also, seven fuel tanks of a train heading towards the Crimean peninsula caught fire. As a result, the motor spans of the bridge partially collapsed, killing four people.

October 9 Putin declaredthat the explosion on the Crimean bridge is “a terrorist attack aimed at destroying the critically important civilian infrastructure of the Russian Federation,” and its perpetrators are the special services of Ukraine.”

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