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What happened to the Crimea bridge and why is it important? (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 1 year ago by little_cow to c/world

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Traffic on the single bridge that links Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea and serves as a key supply route for the Kremlin’s forces in the war with Ukraine came to a standstill on Monday after one of its sections was blown up, killing a couple and wounding their daughter.

The RBC Ukraine news agency reported that explosions were heard on the bridge, with Russian military bloggers reporting two strikes.

RBC Ukraine and another Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda said the attack was planned jointly by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ukrainian navy, and involved sea drones.

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[–] IntrepidIceIgloo 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

death of civilians is never good news, but if russia doesn't want its citizens to be at risk then they shouldnt invade other countries

[–] assassin_aragorn -4 points 1 year ago

This is why war is horrible. Ukraine made a brilliant tactical move here in terms of strategy, but civilians still died. Whatever you think of the adults, a child was injured and is now orphaned because of this attack. But it was still necessary, and there will be more situations like this as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive and hopefully fully recaptures their stolen land. Crimea belongs to Ukraine.

Lemmy is way more intelligent, both cognitively and emotionally, than Reddit was. We can recognize the necessity of this attack and cheer Ukraine for making such a huge tactical move, but we can also be remorseful for the civilians who have had their lives changed because of the attack.

This is why war fucking sucks. There are no gentleman or ladies in wars. There is nothing honorable about it. There's just cold logic for killing your enemy and how you can more easily do that. If you can avoid civilian casualties you will, but if it can't be avoided, then it is what it is.

Lest someone mistake this as a pro Russian "stop the war!" comment -- Putin can stop all of this anytime he wants. He withdraws all forces, the war ends. He fights for conquest, Ukraine fights for survival. As long as Ukrainians want to fight for their country and Putin doesn't end the war, the war continues. Make no mistake, all of this carnage is his fault.