Crimea Bridge, Medvedev: “Russia’s answer can only be the direct destruction of terrorists”

“Russia’s response to this crime can only be the direct destruction of the terrorists. This is what Russian citizens are waiting for”, then Russian Security Council Vice-President Dmitry Medvedev commented on the explosion of the truck bomb in the Crimean bridge.

In an interview with journalist Nadana Friedrichson, and reported by Russian news agency Ria Novosti, Medvedev then replied that what happened on the bridge “is a terrorist act and a sabotage committed by the criminal regime in Kiev. There is no doubt and they were not. All reports and conclusions are clear.”

Former NATO Supreme Commander Wesley Clark also spoke about the explosion of the Kerch Bridge, which links Russia to Crimea, explaining that the attack was “very significant on a psychological level”, and there is no doubt that Kiev will launch further attacks on that the infrastructure.

“I think psychologically and politically it was very significant,” said the former commander, adding that it is too early to establish the real. military importance of the attack, which appears to have disabled rail and car traffic along the bridge for just a few hours. “The impact was at least marginal, but it certainly wasn’t a significant blow to what Russia is doing in Ukraine,” he continued, adding that “without a doubt (the bridge) will be subject to continued efforts by the Ukrainians.”

About the explosion New York Times published an indiscretion citing the thesis of a senior Kiev official that the explosion that destroyed the Kerch Bridge was caused by a pump placed in a truck for the work of ukrainian intelligence. Russian President Vladimir Putin himself said that the perpetrators of the Crimea bridge explosion were “Ukraine’s special services”, which had committed “an act of terrorism”.