RIGHT NOW: Putin singles out Ukraine: "A terrorist attack"

Russia's invasion of Ukraine : Putin blames the explosion on Ukraine: "Terrorist attack" 

 

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Emmanuel Silva 

 

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President Putin accuses Ukraine of being behind the explosion on the Crimean bridge, writes Reuters. 

 

In a televised speech, he calls the explosion an act of terrorism. 

 

- Undermining the Crimean Bridge is a terrorist attack aimed at destroying Russia's critical infrastructure. 

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of being behind the explosion on the mega-bridge between Crimea and Russia. 

 

Reuters reports. 

 

In a televised speech, Putin calls the explosion an act of terrorism. 

 

- Undermining the Crimean Bridge is a terrorist attack aimed at destroying Russia's critical infrastructure, he says. 

 

Aleksandr Bastrykin, the head of Russia's Federal Investigation Agency, claims that the explosion on the bridge was planned by Ukrainian security forces, writes VG. 

 

Bastrykin also claims that "foreign powers and foreigners" helped Ukraine prepare the attack. The explosion occurred early Saturday morning. 

 

The mega-bridge connects the annexed Crimean peninsula with Russia. 

 

The text is updated. 

          Putin during the television age. 

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Zelensky's words after the terrorist accusation 

 

An hour after Putin's terror statement, the Ukrainian president made a comment in a speech on Telegram. 

 

 - The constant terror against the civilian population is an obvious Russian refusal to participate in real negotiations. - I am grateful to everyone who helps us stand against terror, he continues. In the speech, Zelenskyy refers to the attacks that hit the city of Zaporizhzhya on the night of Sunday. 

 

A total of 40 buildings were damaged and at least 17 people were killed. 

 

Zelenskyy says the majority of Russian attacks are targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.