Ukraine continues to expose Russian vulnerability by blowing major bridge supports

 Daily Mail:

Ukraine has launched an audacious underwater attack on Putin's prized Kerch Bridge to Crimea with Kyiv claiming the link has been left in a 'state of disrepair'.

Around 2,500 pounds of explosives detonated early this morning, damaging underwater pillars of the 12-mile-long bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces invading Ukraine.

Footage showed smoke billowing over the bridge after the blast caused the entire structure to shake. Russian forces were forced to quickly close the bridge to traffic.

It comes as the Ukraine war continues to spiral out of control amid stalling peace talks.

The latest attack in Crimea follows an audacious blitz by Volodmyr Zelensky on Vladimir Putin's nuclear-capable long-range bomber fleet on Sunday.

The 117-aircraft operation codenamed 'Spider's Web' - Ukraine's largest drone attack of the war - struck airfields in Siberia and the far north of the country.

It comes amid fears that Putin will take the nuclear option as Ukraine's forces continue to push his troops back on the battlefield.

Russia told Ukraine at peace talks on Monday that it would only agree to end the war if Kyiv gives up big new chunks of territory and accepts limits on the size of its army.

The terms, formally presented at negotiations in Istanbul, highlighted Moscow's refusal to compromise on its longstanding war goals despite calls by Donald Trump to end the 'bloodbath' in Ukraine.
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While Ukraine has shown an ability to strike deep within Russia, it still lacks the capacity to be a threat to the Putin government.  What it has shown is that Russia is much more vulnerable than Putin ever thought. I don't think Putin has demonstrated the ability to achieve his maximum goals at this point.  The current Ukrainian government has shown that it is not willing to be Putin's puppet.