One of the biggest developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine over recent days is the destruction of a key bridge linking Crimea to Russia – and its caused the its unlikely role in a film has come to light as a result.
Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine for the attack on Kerch bridge, and labeled it an “anonymous act of war.” “act of terrorism”.
“This was devised, carried out and ordered by the Ukrainian special services,”Russian President added that the Russian president had ordered the attack on the 18km bridge (11 miles).
According to Kyiv officials, the explosion is under control “just the beginning”However, they did not claim any responsibility for the explosion at the time.
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The bridge has become a symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula in 2014, and it’s marked a major logistical link for Russian troops during the invasion to date.
Saturday was the day that the explosion occurred on the bridgeAFP via Getty Images
As Financial TimesMax Seddon, journalist posted it on Twitter. It has bizarrely also been the inspiration for film; confusingly named: The Crimean Bridge. Made with Love
The reporter wrote about RT editor Margarita Simonyan in a Twitter post about the bridge explosion, writing: “Simonyan, of course, wrote a state-funded romcom about building the bridge, directed by her husband. Her sister was responsible for PR on the bridge.
He said: “The movie bombed despite all the state promo. A friend described it as ‘American Pie meets Stalinist musicals’.
The whole film is available on YouTube too, just in case you fancy spending your day watching it – it’s probably not something we’d recommend, though.
Крымский мост. Сделано с любовьюwww.youtube.com
Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and the 12-mile bridge linking it to Russia’s transport network was opened by Putin himself in 2018.
The blast occurred when a truck blew up on the bridge’s roadway at 6.07am on Saturday, according to Moscow’s investigative committee.
“Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything that is stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled,”Mykhailo Podolyak was an advisor to Volodymyr Zilensky and tweeted about the blast.
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