Explosion damages key Russian railway bridge

[Kennah]

Source: Politico

A railway bridge in Russia’s Samara region was damaged by a blast Monday, causing rail traffic delays.

Railways operators said "illegal interference by unauthorized persons” damaged the pillar of a bridge over the Chapaevka River, in southwest Russia, according to Russian news agencies.

TASS reported that the “detonation of an explosive device” caused the damage, citing operational services.
...
"On March 4, 2024, at about 6:00 a.m., the bridge was damaged by blowing up its power structures," the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said in a statement, though it did not specifically claim responsibility for the attack. "The railway line was used by the aggressor state to transport military cargo, including engineering ammunition," from a plant in a nearby city.

Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/blast-damages-russia-railway-bridge-samara-chapaevka-river/

---

Careless smoking kills bridges

[Kennah]

1. Town of Chapayevsk appears to be 600 km from Ukraine, as the drone flies

[marble falls]

2. Oh, no. Wait. Wasn't this a 'no smoking' bridge?

[Kennah]

3. People gotta read the signs

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. But it's such a powerful addiction. Careless smokers can turn up anywhere.

[Igel]

5. Not for a while after the explosion. n/t