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The Kerch bridge attack is devastating for Putin

8 October 2022

9:08 PM

8 October 2022

9:08 PM

It’s hard to overstate the impact of the bombing of the Kerch bridge. Opened four years ago to great fanfare, the 12-mile long bridge came to embody Vladimir Putin’s claim on conquered Crimea. It symbolised his ability to protect and supply the area and reunify the ‘Russian world’ (Russkiy mir).

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