#Scholz has decided not to provide #Ukraine with much-needed #Taurus cruise missiles, possibly over concerns they could be used to strike the #KerchBridge.
Limited by his short-sighted horizon, he fails to realise that the systematic destruction of #russia's military infrastructure is the only strategy suitable to weaken the invading troops enough so that they will be forced to withdraw.
Military violence is the only power that can make #putin leave.
Russia is apparently trying to protect the Kerch Bridge with a new strategy after several successful attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces: the Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR says that the Russian army wants to sink several ferries in the Kerch Strait to block the access to the bridge by water. A ferry has already been sunk, reports the HUR. At least six wanted to sink Russia in total.
Russia began flooding ferries in the Kerch Strait to protect the Crimean Bridge from attacks; it is planned to flood at least six watercraft.
"Russian invaders are carrying out preparatory work to flood the second ferry, near the illegal bridge between Russia and the temporarily occupied Crimea
#KerchBridge
❗️The Russian Defense Ministry claims that the Crimean bridge was attacked by an S-200 missile. It was allegedly shot down by air defense, and there was no damage.
Photos and videos show at least six places of smoke. Russian social media writes that it could have been a smoke screen.
Videos on social media show plumes of smoke rising near Kerch bridge. Russia's defence ministry said S-200 missiles had been used and shot down causing no damage....
Two missiles shot down over the Kerch Bridge - "head" of Crimea Aksenov.
The crossing was allegedly not damaged.
Aksenov's "advisor" claims that the smoke on the bridge is a "smoke cover" created by rescue services. He says traffic will resume moving in the nearest future.
The SAM visible in this video do not steer towards the ground, which would be expected if the attack came from low flying cruise missles, such as storm shadow or taurus.
They clearly steered very steeply upwars.
Was this an attack by ballistic missles such as the Hrim2 or even #ATACMS ?
Ukraine war: Crimea bridge targeted by missiles, Russia says (www.bbc.com)
Videos on social media show plumes of smoke rising near Kerch bridge. Russia's defence ministry said S-200 missiles had been used and shot down causing no damage....