Terror strikes: Deadly explosions collapse Russian bridges
Two bridges in the Kursk and Bryansk regions in Russia collapsed after explosions. The Russian investigative committee ruled that both incidents were acts of terror. As a result, seven people were killed and 69 were injured.
What do you need to know?
- On Saturday evening, a road bridge in the Bryansk region was blown up. Four hours later, a railway bridge in the Kursk region exploded.
- In the Bryansk region, seven people were killed, and 69 were injured. In the Kursk region, a locomotive derailed, and the engineers were injured.
- The Kremlin's spokesperson stated that Vladimir Putin received reports about the incidents throughout the night.
What happened in the Bryansk region?
On Saturday evening, there was an explosion on a road bridge over a railway line near Bryansk. At the time of the explosion, a passenger train travelling from Klimovo to Moscow was passing under the bridge, carrying 388 passengers. As a result of the incident, seven people were killed and 69 were injured. The site of the disaster is located about 100 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
What were the effects of the explosion in the Kursk region?
Four hours after the first incident in the Kursk region, there was an explosion on a railway bridge over the highway. As a result of the explosion, a locomotive derailed, and the engineers were injured and taken to the hospital. Local authorities reported that the event occurred in the Zheleznogorsk area.
What are the reactions of the Russian authorities?
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin was kept informed about the situation by the Federal Security Service and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The Ukrainian side has not commented on these events.
