Ukraine has made civilian bridges fair game. Will Russia finally snap and start destroying Ukrainian bridges over the Dnieper?

That river is MASSIVE, and except for the Kherson,n, and Zaporizhia bridges, none of them is of much importance to Russia. Crimea is not even seeing much military involvement, but Ukraine's capability to supply its regions will get seriously crippled if those bridges are destroyed.

Well, looking at the moods on the Russian Internet, Russian people now see it as fair game and demand a strike on ALL Ukrainian bridges saying that this should have been done long ago. Many call for strikes against other civilian infrastructure (power supply, water supply, roads, airports). Considering the number of Russian missiles spent on the destruction of supply depots and other minor military facilities, at least one more big missile strike is not a problem.

Russian people are waiting for Putin’s decision and they are getting angry. It’s the first time we see a such number of hawkish statements, usually, Russians stay silent about the matter aside from usual internet commenters.

Maybe Russian society is waking up and getting angry. Better late than never.

Ukrainian terrorists set off an explosion on the Crimean bridge today. Two spans of the road section collapsed into the water, a goods train carrying fuel caught fire, and traffic was blocked. Three people died. The repair time of the damaged parts of the bridge is estimated at 40-50 days. Traffic had already been restored by the evening, both rail and road.

We will not explain again how strategically important the Crimean bridge is. However, it is worth recalling that Medvedev warned back in April that an attack on the bridge would be met with retaliation.
The attack on the bridge is not remarkable - it is just another "red line", crossing which usually turns out to be a flop. Neither the shelling of Russian villages in Belgorod region, nor the supply of long-range weaponry, nor the execution of Russian soldiers, nor the killing of civilians in the suburbs of Moscow - nothing has had the "harsh consequences" threatened by TV pundits, petty politicians and, at times, even the higher circles of Russian power.

And our opponents see the lack of reaction, rubbing their heels and grunting nastily. They think that nothing will happen to them for the bridge. They've gone unpunished before, so they'll be cheeky again and again. If they can get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction, they will take advantage of it (and blame us for it). If they get long-range missiles, they will hit Russian cities. We give Ukrainian terrorist carte blanche to do whatever they want.

The population of our country is also running out of patience. Nobody likes an empty nester. The most dangerous situation for any state comes when the fighting army starts to ask itself why we are fighting. Guys at the front lay down their lives, and in the end, they see their opponents becoming more and more insolent and new attempts to "negotiate". Fermentation in the army is the road to revolution. Russia has already been through such a thing since 1917. It ended with the collapse of the country and ten million dead.

The Crimean bridge, however, has always been a symbol for the Russian Federation. And maybe this time the Ukrainian terrorists have found that red line - for which they will get the full price. The people are waiting, the army is demanding and the Ukrainian state is begging. The time for decision-making is long past - but better late than never.

Rusi su, ili bar njihovo vodstvo, narod čeličnih živaca.

Pokazali su to prije nekih 5-6 godina kada su im Turci srušili avion i odmah nakon toga zaklali veleposlanika u Ankari.

I za mnogo manje stvari su započinjani ratovi.

S tom logikom je velik problem. Čovjek se suzdržava zbog konzekvenci, suda, zatvora, ružnog mišljenja. Putin i Rusi su davno osuđeni, sankcije će ostati bar 15 godina. Šta se čeka ? Nije na Miss Univerzum natjecanju da ganja popularnost po zapadnoj Europi.

Ne znam. Ubijaju im civile u terorističkim napadima. Nema tu blago, oštro. Zna se kako se odgovara na to.

The Terrorist Attack on the Crimean Bridge — Special Commentary by Visionaire GS (SLG OSINT Unit)

Seems like a red line has been passed. Russian media is infuriated after the Crimean bridge explosion. The bridge was more than critical infrastructure, it was a symbol of the bond between Russia and Crimea. Proportionate retaliation is pretty much unavoidable, since Putin's reputation and stature could be damaged among the population, leading exactly to the political goals of Ukraine, meaning the emergence of maidan conditions within the Russian society. Ukraine could probably go dark the next few days, energy/power infrastructure and communications targeted. Kiev as well. Political targets or decision making centers seem more unlikely, although still legitimate since inciting violence, atrocities against civilians, terrorist attacks on non military targets has become the norm in Ukrainian leadership.

P.S. One has to commend Moscow's restraint so far. People must understand that in grand scheme of things, meaning the emergence of the multipolar world, Ukraine is but an episode. A broader war must be avoided at all costs, since China is still not ready to face the US militarily. And Washington, facing decline, knows that the more it waits to use its trump card, the military, the more their relative advantage fades. The most important thing for Russia is that Ukraine remains a regional conflict.

Bonus:
Ruski kozaci su pronasli jednog od izroda koji je ucestvovao u spaljivanju ljudi u Odesi 2014 godine.

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Kako objašnjavaš da je dio stanovništva srednjovjekovne Bosne bio protiv Turaka, jer su im oni radili svakakva zvjerstva, otimali djecu, na kraju ipak prihvatio njihov identitet? Kako danas (2022) Čečeni najstrastveniji u ratu u Ukrajini, a samo prije 20 godina ratovali protiv iste te Rusije?

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Drugar, kako objašnjavaš da danas Japanci bacaju obožavaju Amerikance i SAD, a ovi su im bacili atomske bombe i pobili u sekundi na stotine hiljada žena, djece, civila?

Druge kulture i drugi konteksti. Amerikanci jesu pobili Japance atomskim bombama, ali nisu pokušavali izbrisati japansku naciju i državnost.

Mi možemo govoriti da je ukrajinska nacija izmišljotina i novotarija, ali činjenica je da ona postoji u glavama tih ljudi i da ju svaki dan ovog rata učvršćava. Osporavanje nacije i državnosti nije baš dobar recept za osvajanje naklonosti.

Druge kulture i drugi konteksti. Amerikanci jesu pobili Japance atomskim bombama, ali nisu pokušavali izbrisati japansku naciju i državnost.

Mi možemo govoriti da je ukrajinska nacija izmišljotina i novotarija, ali činjenica je da ona postoji u glavama tih ljudi i da ju svaki dan ovog rata učvršćava. Osporavanje nacije i državnosti nije baš dobar recept za osvajanje naklonosti.