The morning of October 8, the day after Putin turned 70, saw the bombing of the bridge, but Ukraine never admitted involvement. Now, Putin is driving across the Crimea bridge in a Mercedes.
Less than two months after an explosion destroyed one of the Kremlin leader's showpiece infrastructure projects, President Vladimir Putin drove a Mercedes across the Crimean Bridge, connecting southern Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula.
The 12-mile (19-kilometer) road and rail bridge, which Putin personally inaugurated in 2018, was bombed on October 8 in what Russia claimed was an attack by Ukraine, reports Reuters.
On national television, Putin was shown at the wheel of a Mercedes asking queries about the location of the attack while accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
"We are driving on the right hand side," Putin said, as he drove across the bridge. "The left side of the bridge, as I understand it, is in working condition, but nevertheless it needs to be ...
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