After the explosion in the morning hours on the Kerch Bridge between Russia and Crimea, the first official step came from Russia. President of Russia Vladimir Putinsigned a decree to increase measures in the Kerch Strait after the explosion.
In a written statement from the Kremlin on the subject, “Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on increasing measures to protect the transport passage through the Kerch Strait, the electricity grid bridge between the Russian Federation and the Crimean Peninsula, and the gas pipeline between the Krasnodar region and the Crimean Peninsula‘ it was said.
On the other hand, it was stated that in line with the decree signed by Putin, the organization of increasing the measures in the Kerch Strait will be carried out by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
EXPLOSION AT THE KERCH BRIDGE
In the morning hours, it was reported that the bridge between Russia and Crimea was damaged as a result of the explosion in the truck.
According to the statement made by the National Anti-Terrorism Press Center of Russia, fire broke out in the wagons of the train carrying fuel near the Kerch Bridge due to the explosion in the truck.
In the statement of the Russian Investigation Committee, it was announced that 3 people died as a result of the explosion in the truck.