Ukraine news latest: Crimea bridge explodes as Russia blames ‘truck bomb’ & Kyiv warns this is ‘just the beginning’

RUSSIA ON Saturday opened a criminal probe into a blast that heavily damaged a vital bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to the mainland, which it blamed on a car bomb. Russia’s investigative committee said it had “initiated a criminal case in connection with the incident on the Crimean bridge,” adding that “a truck was blown up. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian presidential advisor shared a message on Twitter after an explosion or fire on a crucial bridge linking Russia to Crimea, calling it “the beginning” but not directly claiming Ukrainian responsibility. “Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled,” Mykhailo Podolyak wrote. Images and videos on Twitter reveal a huge fire engulfing at least two railway carriages from a train on Putin’s pet project the Kerch bridge, along with significant amounts of black smoke, and one half of a collapsed road bridge that fell into the Kerch Strait. The explosion took place at 6am on Saturday while a train was crossing the bridge. Very clear view of the vehicle portion of the bridge that collapsed and the railway portion on fire. pic.twitter.com/fYsLJuHRcE— Rob Lee (@RALee85) October 8, 2022 Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest updates…