Reports suggest Ukraine is preparing for another strike against the Kerch Bridge | DW News
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- The bridge currently provides the safest road connection from the Russian mainland to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Kyiv's forces have managed to halt traffic on the bridge with two separate attacks since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. Once with a truck bomb and once with naval drones. Russia has managed to repair the damage.
Now the British newspaper The Guardian is quoting Ukrainian intelligence officials saying Ukraine is planning a third attack, has the means to carry it out and expects to destroy the bridge by the summer.
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00:47 Mike Martin, Military analyst, King's College London
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#ukraine #russia #kerchbridge
Why would they signal it through the press?
So they don't kill civilians. Ukraine isn't like Russia.
DW spioniert für die Russen.
Watch it again, he will tell you
@Matthew-rp3jf yea right, they shelled donbas civilians for years. Even shelled the people on election day.
So that if they don’t do it, they have an excuse “It was leaked so the surprise element isn’t there anymore”. This is just another psychological warfare tactic.
"Ukraine must not destroy the Kerch bridge. That would be very unfair." --- Vladimir Putin.
"That was the most dumb thing I ever heard in my life" (T. Carlson after Putin's interview).
"Well Tucker, to understand why Russia invaded Ukraine you need to understand the history behind it. You see, billions of years ago when the young solar system was forming and the Earth was still a molten sphere orbiting the sun...." Vladimir Putin waffling and excusing his war crimes.
And it’s going to happen on July 20th at 10am sharp, they are going to send in a submarine that will leave the harbour at 7am . Follow the link below to find its route and a direct line to captain Jon , he prefers sms after 8am after he drops off his kids at st Mary’s school . Wtf
why report this to Russia??
There are lots of reasons for the Ukrainians to go public on their intentions.
It makes Russia reallocate resources to defend the bridge, using up resources & potentially leaving gaps elsewhere to be exploited.
It warns civilians that they use the bridge at their own risk.
It plays mind games with the Russians.
It increases the publicity value of destroying the bridge, & when they do destroy it, it makes them appear stronger bc they did what they said.
@@HAPninKEN It's their bridge after all. It's only fair to let them know.
🤣😂🤣😂
Shhh
Why would you warn about the planning to attack. Just wait and report about the actual attack. You're not helping.
Seriously watch the video before commenting
HELPING WHAT!!!??? TERRORISTS???
Just keep it quiet, ridiculous.
I heard they are going to use a container ship.
Too soon?
Indian crew can be handy
Honestly I had that thought as soon as I saw that bridge collapse.
Yeah, problem is it’s stuck in Baltimore harbor.
@@postergmail6202 Hey, there's other ships
Why would you announce this????🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Exactly.
Thumbs down on this one
To announce residents not to be around there until the attacking goes by
why would not anyone announce this ? loll
Ukraine is not russia, they dont target civilians
They announced their previous successful attacks and those still worked
Don't tell in advance what you're going to do
this is announced through the press? Yeah ...what
What? You told us the bridge has been destroyed twice already. Have you forgotten to tell us it was rebuilt?
Called critical thinking m8. If attacked it third time logically would expect you to think it has been repaired. Lord
It might seem surprising as we're very used to governments not fixing that effin' pothole in like FOREVER.... but actually people do repair infrastructure. And that's a big piece of infrastructure.
@@ThatGoat maybe due to the inefficiency of cars Goverment can’t afford to fix potholes at the current politically acceptable tax rates. So tell me why the Dutch can have nice shiz and we can’t? Ow wait cause they ain’t car depended honey.
Two attacks has caused Russia into expending many resources in getting it back into operation. They have therefore proved that they have the capability to bring down the bridge and they have seen the benefits of reducing material shipments into Crimea. It’s only ever been a matter of time.
Yeah, nobody failed to tell us that it had been repaired. You should listen better.
SLAVA UKRAINI❤🔥
So Russia should do anything in Ukraine
HEROYAM SLAVA 🇺🇦 💪
Distraction from reality
Indeed. Better to report on the hypothetical destruction of a bridge than the situation in Chaziv Yar.
Why is it news?, we heard this from german officials long time ago in the Taurus Leaks.
Why would they warn Russia in advance lol
Because if they do destroy it. It is a bigger deal they called their shot russia couldn't stop it.
When did DW become a Russian spying agency?
Seit wann ist die DW ein russischer Geheimdienst?
May be warning civilians
Russia must be expecting this.
There can be many reasons. But:
They might hope Russia move their troops or some equipment to protect the bridge, making it easier for Ukraine in other locations.
They may try to get Russia to look bad, by saying the do something and then do it. It would make Russia look like they cannot protect anything.
They may be preparing alias, testing the water to see what reactions it might bring.
They may say it to keep Ukraine in the media, so that people do not forget that they are still in a war.
It might also just be someone talking themselves up, saying I know something therefore I am special, bla bla bla 🙂
We never know why, and a lot of war stories are like that, thus we can't really trust anything, so take everything with a pinch of salt.
they can't stop it, it doesnt matter
Ukraine is cracking down on unlicensed buildings
Hihi. Maybe Ukraine should put that effort into providing electricity for its citizens instead.
If they don't stop the Russians, they will always be a problem. @@jonathanjacob5453
did you just say that russia annexed Crimea legally ??? WTF??? please explain how that was legal.
All reports say that the annexation was ILLEGAL!!!
"A similar system" ? It is the exact same system, just a different name, they codeveloped it... I tuned out after that, any military "analyst" should know this, especially this far in the conflict....
Analyst have said air drones aren’t an option because of small warhead. Definitely. But even maritime drones have a quite small warhead. They are able to damage the bridge but this damage was modest. Cruise missiles have even smaller warhead and this bridge is protected so it would be waste of missiles. In case the most succesfull attack (with a truck) it was used more than 20 t equivalent TNT. It is very difficult to destroy or even damage something like bridge (and very heavily guarded one) from outside. But Ukraine will definitely try it. It is very important touze for military equipment as well as symbol.
International terrorism must be stopped.
I heard they launched counteroffensive last year😂
Similar to ruzzias offensive in winter 😀
Mocking what is essentially a struggle for existence 😫 do you think it's a football game?
Ukraine "The counteroffensive is coming, just wait"
Russia: *prepare defenses*
*counteroffensive fails*
Ukraine "Okay now were going to attack the bridge again, don't go increasing security now"
Russia *increases security, bridge attack fails*
@@danthevanman294 I don't know of any bridge attack that failed it could fail anyway, the bridge will already be protected
@@bg1616 Countries don't stop exist because become part of Russia just like countries did not stop exist when were part of soviet union, only difference is you be shown in red instead of blue on a map
Remeber when there was all this talk about an offensive on Kherson and we had a surprise Kharkhiv offensive first ?
Yeah this is a bit smaller in scope, and the other was allocated elsewhere.
0:15 no they did not
Mike is one of the best analyst DW got
Mike did you post this?
Don't insult DW like that
Ukraine will focus on refineries & then try to use few resources on creating distractions too; the bridge attack is one of the distractions
The very nature of refinaries means that any area can be isolated easily. Russia is the worlds biggest energy exporter and if you think that these pin prick attacks are going to change that your mistaken...but good PR stunts and of course nuisance to the Russians. Actually OPEC+ are cutting production to keep the prices high.
@@samsungtap4183 That's not how it works. You can shut down the refinery,but you can't shut down the oil drill. And if any of those siberian oil fields clogs up because you have nowhere to send the oil to,that's where the real harms from attacking the refinery comes,not the damage to the refinery itself. It's the damage to the connected oil well that is the issue.
agree.
@@samsungtap4183 wow you make it sound like Russia is so rich, they are such a backwards poor country they have a GDP smaller than Canada and only slightly more than Australia so much for the world greatest resources , more like the worlds most corrupt vodka drinking pop
You attack the refineries you attack the world.... People all over the world doesn't like you...even the US already stop supporting Ukraine
“Russia has annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 “legally” ???? ILLEGALLY yeah wtf?
Unstressed "il". Hard to hear, yes.
Illegal only when police there
Exactly my reaction, too. Not even auto-closed-captioning picked up on the “il” in “illegally.”
I just made a comment and then reading your s, I listened several times and only heard legally, and it was clear as day. There was no word, participle, preposition, anything before the word legally that could have been mistaken for illegally sounding like legally. Incidentally.
@@lancefleenorI heard the same thing.... Annexed legally.
Well, I guess as long as they’ve got the element of surprise eh ? 🤦🏻♂️
Do you think that Russia isn’t expecting an attack on the Kerch bridge?
But According to sun/bbc the bridge was fully destroyed 1years ago.
Someone told you sun BBC said that and you believed them. Lol🤡🇷🇺🤡✈️🌉
You are on to something big 😀
That bridge was history as soon as it was built. Just a matter of time. The bridge itself was folly.
Ukraine will last longer than the bridge first
@@vlhc4642 Yeah we see it every day, Ukraine shrinking.
@monumentaltravel3745 is that what the comedian in cargo pants is telling you? Cause what we see is totally different. Ukraine shrinking. I don't know where you read the news from but you need to look up other news sources as well.
@@monumentaltravel3745 your common core math skiss are showing bot
@@monumentaltravel3745украина больше, но в сторону Киева 😮
I do not understand why they say it loud out?
human must help each other building not destroying…. Sad
Wow, thanks for sharing! Let's hope the Russians get the memo this time.
People this is how desperation looks. Sad thing is people are dying. Blowing up bridge means nothing in terms of this conflict, just a media victory.
Destroying that bridge between Russia and Crimea would actually have have an impact because it would make it much harder for Russia 🇷🇺 to resupply Russian troops that are currently in Crimea.
If that bridge does end up getting destroyed then the only way for Russia to resupply its troops in Crimea would have to be by ship or by airdrop which both of these options are both very very very risky because Russia risks getting their ships and cargo planes attacked by Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Destroying that bridge between Russia and Crimea would actually have have an impact because it would make it much harder for Russia 🇷🇺 to resupply Russian troops that are currently in Crimea.
If that bridge does end up getting destroyed then the only way for Russia to resupply its troops in Crimea would have to be by ship or by airdrop which both of these options are both very very very risky because Russia risks getting their ships and cargo planes attacked by Ukraine 🇺🇦.
@@G-Man-half-life Not really. It would made life harder for civilian population which uses the bridge on a daily basis. In terms of this conflict new railway is a better and easier option for military logistics. Before you say it can also be destroyed you should also know that any damage on a railway of such importance made by a drone or a missile will be repaired in a day or two, maybe even in a few hours. Maybe hitting a transport train but that is not as easy as you might think
oh my i wondering what kind of retaliation will be after
Seems there is a war on bridges now.......🤷
DUH! they're fighting a war. offense and defense is very obvious.
It doesn't matter the Russians built the railroad system that doesn't use the bridge.
That is really easy to disrupt
@JoegVollii. You do know that Crimea is a peninsula and not an island?
@JoegVollii. Ukraine's pretty much lost the war anyways.
This illegal building has to be removed.
Вся украина это незаконное сооружение
Are they allowed to do that?
Yes. As it is used to supply a military operation
My best DW
Consider it gone
I guess Ukraine isn't hitting the bridge this month then.
0:53 XD this got a good laugh out of me.
"allright then, let's get speculating"... aaaaand I'm closing the video
I am curious for why they are taking so long to do this?
Because it is extremely difficult.
Some bridges are built better than others
because NAto DEI hires are at the helm
Maybe from fear of Russia flattening Kyiv in retaliation?
@@sunnyboner676 I think Russia would have already done that if they hadn't gamed it out already and seen where it ends.
Why would they broadcast this? I'm so confused!
psyops , confusing the enemy
You think Russia doesn’t already know this stuff?
While the army is retreating and it has to be replenished through mobilization, Zelensky must win in the media.
The third's the charm...so they think
But why are you announcing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😮😮😮😮😮
America knocked out a bridge.
???... Accident....Just like Russians driving after drinking too much....In my opinion
@@monumentaltravel3745 by ukrainian Captain
Putting restrictions on people at war is so ridiculous.
Have you heard of the Geneva convention? 😂
@@freedombro6502 Yes, but has Mr Putin?
It's normal when Ukraine is fighting with other nations money and weapons , not her own
@@musiconabudget3712haha yes like the ruskies taking their nukes and signing a treaty
Oh yeah? So Russia can bust out the chemical weapons?
even if you knew why would you say this?
Thanks for reporting this... I'm sure now the Russians will never see this coming !!! 👍
I was about to say that, but realized military intelligence is the only thing the Russians excel at, surely they already know 😔
When did DW become a Russian spying agency?
Seit wann ist die DW ein russischer Geheimdienst?
You must be the biggest genius in Russia......
@@albatros12 bot
@@UhtredOfBamburgh
You must be the 2nd biggest genius in Russia......
UK/EU/US supplied weapons used to take out a bridge too far?
FR :)
Nice work informing in advance 😅
Sshhh... don't tell em
Sounds like a blag to me. You don't hear of boxers saying to their opponents "I'm going to throw a left hook now" do you...? 😂
Once that railways system starts between Rosotvo to Donba's to maurpol to tomak to Crimea Russian won't care abt Crimea bridge
Ukraine is fearless and inventive, that bridge is going down sooner or later!
2 points were touched on about the Kerch Bridge, Supplies, and symbolism....what about the panic the Russians will feel residing in Crimea? This will create a lot of chaos.
They should ask shippers in Baltimore how to do it, they seem real experts in the topic of how to put down bridges fast.
To be precise, the Baltimor ship captain Sergey, Ukrainian. What an irony!
@@glebarhangelsky4351 He just wanted to get some practice beforehand.
The Kerch is gonna lurch… then fall over.
There is another, safe, railway in the making on the same strip of land , nearby Mariupol
🚫 What happened to 'Loose words, costs lives!'
It's wrong to make this public! 🤬
News is news.
@@steampunkster2023 It doesn't help Ukraine!!! Not unless they put this story.out of course...
@@Spacey7 Why it wouldn't help Ukraine?
Also, you said it is wrong to put it out in public, yet you said it should be put out on the news first. They're both the same thing if you ask me. 😊
It will be a game changer in their symbolic attacks for media fans
Если это случится- все мосты в Украине исчезнут....
Why is this being discussed publicly??
Because Ukraine has already lost, and it really doesn’t matter at this point.
@@jonathanjacob5453 it doesn’t matter if they take down that bridge? Ukraine has already lost? What idiotic and uninformed comments
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I feel sorry for the cities in Ukraine. Civilian targets are mostly intact, but that can change quickly.
"Targets", eh?
@@Exilis , everything that covers administration and infrastructure is civilian. I'm sure that your perverse mind is a military target.
I'm not sure why Ukraine insist on wasting it's limited resources on bridge that carries mostly symbolic importance. If the bridge had any real strategic value it would have been destroyed long ago.
Really don't understand the heads up
Russia has limited air defence capability, they're trying to keep it stretched thin while they keep hitting oil and airbases across russia
You must be the biggest genius in Russia......
Its not secret. Its a very obvious target that's been hit before. The heads up is to scare Russian civilians from vacationing on Ukrainian land. The bridge is the only way for fascist tourists to visit Crimea without driving through the frontlines. If Russian rightfully fear Crimea they will not go there. A bridge strike could trap Russian peasants in Crimea and neither country wants to deal with that obstacle
Think of it this way, they are letting you know what Russia knows.
The press is so ridiculous..wow😅
More shambolic "victories"
This is complete BS.
They want an audience to Gartner more support … hence more doughhh to bake drones lol.
She really just said, "Alright, then let's get speculating!" ....wtf
SMH
😂😂😂😂
What do you mean the Russian annexed Crimea legally?
Russia annexed Crimea legally in 2014?? ! Are you sure? Not recognised as legal. Same as the other areas of Ukraine : Donbas etc .
Another Vicky Nuland surprise..usa cia mi6
5:18, but parts of that bridge IS inside Ukrainian territory!
Yes, but you want to make Russia have to defend all of it.
Nothing new here. Nothing you couldn't have reported yourself.
Thank media to let us know,
The Germany Leaked communication said the British personnel are inside Ukraine helping Ukraine to program the equipment... Clearly now the whole world knows the truth...
Ukraine have the right to invite any country to help with 'programming', what's it got to do with Russia?
@@bg1616 we are headed into a dangerous future
You fell in love with Putin but don't expect other men to do the same.....
@@marshallmintz7564 the truth hurts
@@anthonywanjala558 You might want to ask Putin about why that is
Maybe the German concrete construction company earning income and paying large taxes to Russia for the rebuilding of Mariupol and contribution to Russia in war, could also be contracted to repair the bridge????? Great one Germany.
Yeah. If they are planning attack, why are you reporting it?
Oh, here we go again. Did you notice that every second report you do in this war is about that bridge, why dont Sholtz give rockets for the bridge, when will Ukrainians bring down the bridge, what trucks are drown on the bridge, how does the bridge looks like in sunset? Kindof boring. Tell us when its down.
And while the Russians are watching the bridge ….
That bridge should have been gone two years ago.
It should never have been built
its cheapgossip !!
ok.... so lets announce it !!! so much for surprise
Mind games can be a weapon just as lethal as any weapon in war. Panic and fear, knowing it's coming but not when or how.
Last year's big offensive, which was announced for half a year, caused great panic . . . :)
Not really. Mind games have almost no impact.
I don't think Ukraine instills fear in anyone.
@@jonathanjacob5453PsyOps is an important part of warfare.
A lot more fear than the British do. @@jamesparker1071
Did she just say at 0:18 that Russia legally annexed Crimea???
Don't you know it was legal before?😮
00:16 She said "illegally" but didn't stress the first syllable.
@@alexhajnal107Right. People hear what they want to hear.
@@alexhajnal107i had to pump up the volume to just barely hear that.
Foesnt change the fact that it wont be part of Ukraine ever again. You are naive to think otherwise
Ukrainians are a technologically advanced people. They are perfectly capable of making ballistic missiles.
Hint, it is NOT the center span.
remember the big sea drone that never been used ? the one looking like a submarine ?
which is of no strategic importance since the rail network is completed
Which gauge is used?
the brisge is finished putin said it himself
the railway through the mainland is close to the frontlines and is bombed mercilessly. And Ukraine already had railway before Russia invaded. You've been misinformed
@@UhtredOfBamburgh it is away from the frontlines it connects rostov with marioupol,melitopol ,plz see the location on map
@@robo__cop8154 Ya it goes from Russia into Ukraine. Melitopol and Mariupol are near the frontlines. Vats the problem
0:17 Crimea was not annexed legally
Ukraine should worry about the land that russia is stealing every day😂
Ukraine has lost this and they know it
Wait, didn’t they already destroy it by accident or something?…
Ooooh, that’s the one in Baltimore. Right.
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You must be the biggest genius in Russia......
Ukraine is under some time pressure if they want to benefit from destroying the Kerch Bridge. Russia is building a railroad through Mariupol and down to Crimea. When this railroad is finished Russia will be less depended on the Kerch Bridge. Thus Ukraine might only benefit for a year or so. And the need equipment they can uses in that window, if they are dreaming of retaking Crimea. But NATO seams to be holding back support to the detriment of Ukraine. 😢
Honestly the situation does not look good right now.
After they've finished that railroad, how do you think they will protect it against, say, multiple drone attacks? It's quite a stretch to keep intact.
The railway is already there. I think they are building a highway. But this route is still much closer to the frontline than Kerch Bridge meaning the northern route is much easier to bomb with cheaper ammunition. If you get closer to the frontlines, drones and regular artillery have more access.
Careful that’s a real story you’re telling
There have been multiple train accidents and derailments in Russia in recent weeks… nothing is guaranteed in Russian logistics
That new railroad uses several smaller bridges, all easy to take out. Ukraine will make the railroad unusable as soon as Russia has spent resources to build it
Oops, that press release was for NEXT week. [sad trombones sound...]