Now we know the first few days after the bridge attack, Russia/Crimea claiming all was opened was staged.
The current wait time for a cargo truck awaiting a ferry is three to four days.
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Eventually the bridge will get repaired but it will be painful till then.
Photos show long backup of cargo trucks after Crimea bridge explosion
Closer view of cargo trucks waiting in Kerch, Crimea. Photo: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
The
explosion of the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to mainland Russia earlier this week has caused a significant backup in cargo trucks waiting to be transported across the strait, newly released satellite photos show.
Driving the news: In the aftermath of the explosion, Russian authorities rushed to reestablish
supply lines to Crimea. A day after the explosion they said all freight trains were running according to schedule.
- "The situation is manageable — it's unpleasant, but not fatal," Crimea's Kremlin-installed leader Sergei Aksyonov told reporters over the weekend, per Reuters.
- Yet in a new video posted to Telegram on Wednesday, Aksyonov admitted that the current wait time for a cargo truck awaiting a ferry is three to four days.
The big picture: New satellite images from Maxar Technologies taken on Wednesday show large backups of cargo trucks at the Kerch ferry terminal.
- Other photos show several hundred cargo trucks parked at an abandoned airport nearby, also waiting to be ferried to Russia.
Photos
Overview of cargo trucks waiting in Kerch, Crimea. Photo: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
Close up of trucks queued at Kerch airport. Photo: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
Close view of traffic and bridge repair work on Crimea bridge, Kerch Strait. Photo: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
Photos show long backup of cargo trucks after Crimea bridge explosion
Closer view of cargo trucks waiting in Kerch, Crimea. Photo: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
The
explosion of the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to mainland Russia earlier this week has caused a significant backup in cargo trucks waiting to be transported across the strait, newly released satellite photos show.
Driving the news: In the aftermath of the explosion, Russian authorities rushed to reestablish
supply lines to Crimea. A day after the explosion they said all freight trains were running according to schedule.
- "The situation is manageable — it's unpleasant, but not fatal," Crimea's Kremlin-installed leader Sergei Aksyonov told reporters over the weekend, per Reuters.
- Yet in a new video posted to Telegram on Wednesday, Aksyonov admitted that the current wait time for a cargo truck awaiting a ferry is three to four days.
The big picture: New satellite images from Maxar Technologies taken on Wednesday show large backups of cargo trucks at the Kerch ferry terminal.
- Other photos show several hundred cargo trucks parked at an abandoned airport nearby, also waiting to be ferried to Russia.
Photos
Overview of cargo trucks waiting in Kerch, Crimea. Photo: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
Close up of trucks queued at Kerch airport. Photo: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
Close view of traffic and bridge repair work on Crimea bridge, Kerch Strait. Photo: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
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There was some doubt handhelds SAMs being used to cruise missiles:
Ukraine’s Javelin Missiles Have a New Specialty: Shooting Down Russian Cruise Missiles
While it’s an imperfect capability, it’s nice to have in a pinch—especially when your adversary is striking civilian areas like playgrounds.
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A new, improved launch unit for the Javelin missile can do more than just launch the now-famous anti-tank missile: it can also launch anti-air
Stinger missiles. The new Lightweight Command Launch Unit is easier for soldiers to carry around, and can protect friendly airspace from aerial threats to boot. In a first this week, a Ukrainian shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile launcher shot down a Russian cruise missile, demonstrating the full spectrum of targets the new launch unit can engage, from tanks to
cruise missiles.
A video of the shoot-down shows a Ukrainian air defense team, armed with an unknown man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS): either a Soviet-era
SA-18 “Igla”, an American FIM-92 Stinger, or a Polish-made
Piorun. A Russian cruise missile flies past the team, the turbine engine clearly audible. The
MANPADS operator launches his missile, and seconds later, a distant explosion signals a successful intercept.
The eight-month-long war in Ukraine has reinforced many ideas about modern warfare, including the thought that sophisticated, relatively inexpensive missile systems, operated by a single person, can destroy multi-million-dollar weapons platforms like the
T-90 tank,
Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopter,
Su-34 fighter bomber … and now cruise missiles. While these weapons have been around for years, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven home the idea that a single missile operated by a single person can easily destroy weapons often touted as decisive. Ukrainian troops have single-handedly destroyed Russian tanks and armored vehicles with
NLAW and Javelin anti-tank weapons, and Stinger missiles have shot down Russian aircraft and drones.
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drones have grown increasingly popular in recent years, serving in places like Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine, Israel, and elsewhere. The drones, cruising at relatively low altitudes, have been used for reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting, and dropping unguided munitions. Models such as the Iranian Shahed-136, which Russia bought by the planeload, are capable of one-way,
kamikaze-style attacks.
Three soldiers prepare to fire Javelin missiles during Saber Strike 16 in Tapa, Estonia.
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Until now, the solution to the tank and armored vehicle threat was the Javelin missile; The solution to the aerial threat was the Stinger missile. Javelins are issued at a far greater rate in the U.S. Army, at two per platoon, or about one for every 20 soldiers. The growing threat from drones, however, is making previously neglected air defense systems more relevant than ever. Both Javelin and Stinger require command launch units (CLUs), which typically include a gripstock, sighting system, night-vision sight, controls, and indicators. The missile launch tube is attached to the CLU, the CLU is shouldered and switched on, and the soldier carrying it can engage multi-million-dollar targets with ease.