Ukraine says it hit Crimea bridge with underwater explosives
Ukraine says it hit Crimea bridge with underwater explosives
Kyiv’s security service says it it used more than 1,000kg of TNT to mine the supports of Russia’s Kerch Bridge.
Read the full article on BBC World
Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The BBC article is mostly accurate, with the primary claim about Ukraine's security service claiming responsibility for the attack on the Kerch Bridge using underwater explosives being supported by multiple sources. The claim about the amount of TNT used is also corroborated. There is minimal bias, presenting the information in a straightforward manner.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Kyiv's security service says it used more than 1,000kg of TNT to mine the supports of Russia's Kerch Bridge.
- Verification Source #1: Supports the claim that Ukraine says it struck the bridge with underwater explosives.
- Verification Source #2: Supports the claim that Ukraine's SBU said it hit the bridge.
- Verification Source #3: Supports the claim that Ukraine hit the bridge with underwater explosives.
- Verification Source #4: Supports the claim that the SBU used 1,100 kilograms of explosives.
- Verification Source #5: Supports the claim of a new underwater bomb attack.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Verification Source #1: "Ukraine says it has struck bridge connecting Russia to Crimea with underwater explosives..."
- Verification Source #2: "Ukraine's SBU security service said on Tuesday that it had hit the road and rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean..."
- Verification Source #3: "Operation 'severely damaged' base of Kerch Bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv's SBU security service says."
- Verification Source #4: "In a statement, the SBU said it had used 1,100 kilograms (2,420 pounds) of explosives that were detonated early in the morning and damaged..."
- Verification Source #5: "SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk said in a statement, "Previously, we hit the Crimean Bridge twice in 2022 and 2023. So, today we continued this..."
All sources generally agree on the core claim that Ukraine's security service (SBU) is claiming responsibility for an attack on the Kerch Bridge using underwater explosives. Verification Source #4 provides specific details on the amount of explosives used (1,100 kg), which is consistent with the BBC article's claim of "more than 1,000kg of TNT."