Russian propagandists instructed on how to explain what happened with Crimean Bridge
ROMAN PETRENKO – SATURDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2022, 13:38
The independent Russian media outlet Meduza has reported that there are recommendations on how to explain the explosion on the Crimean Bridge; the administration of Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is sending these out to propagandists and state agencies.
Source: Meduza, the Russian Latvia-based media outlet
Details: Here is the summary of these "manuals":
- the bridge was not destroyed but rather its roadway and railway parts were simply damaged;
- the preparation for restoration work has started;
- the Ministry of Transport has launched new logistics routes;
- the Kerch ferry crossing has started working.
Meduza stressed that, judging by the headlines in the news feed of such Kremlin-aligned media outlets as RIA Novosti, TASS and many others, the recommendations of Putin’s administration are being followed.
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Background:
- On the morning of 8 October, it was revealed that a large fire had broken out on the railway line of the Crimean Bridge.
- The occupying authorities of Crimea claimed that allegedly, a truck had exploded on the Crimean bridge. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Konstantinov, the so-called head of the Parliament of Crimea said that the road surface on the Crimean Bridge had been damaged by "Ukrainian vandals".
- Vladimir Putin, the President of the aggressor country, has been informed about the fire on the Crimean bridge; he called on government officials to create a special investigation commission.
- Russian mass media revealed a video of the explosion on the Crimean Bridge.
- Ukrainska Pravda sources reported that the Security Service of Ukraine was behind the explosion of the Crimean Bridge on 8 October.
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