Ukraine paralyzed Crimean Bridge - this bridge could be completly destroyed

2.500 loaded tanks with oil products have accumulated on the North Caucasus Railway of the Russian Federation due to restrictions on the passage of dangerous goods through the Crimean Bridge and the need to wait for the approach of ferries and tankers, reports Russian Kommersant media outlet.
This problem was discussed at a meeting of the working group of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation on March 15, it follows from its proceedings, the publication refers to this document.
“Some stand for six months. Market participants propose to use more tankers for transportation to the Crimea, and in the meantime to block the release of additional tanks to the network in this direction," the newspaper writes.
According to her, the downtime in the south emphasizes the general shortage of oil and gasoline tanks in Russia, assessing it in different ways — from hundreds to 45,000 units.
Oil companies propose to temporarily lift the ban on extending the service life of tanks, but railcar builders and Russian Railways oppose this.
Vasyl Maliuk, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine said that Russia no longer uses the Crimean Bridge to supply weapons to the front after Ukrainian strikes damaged the crossing.
The bridge, also called the Kerch Bridge, connects the Russian mainland with the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula, making it a crucial supply route for the Russian military in Ukraine.
Construction on the 19-kilometer-long bridge began after the illegal 2014 annexation and occupation of Crimea, and was completed in 2018.
The bridge was heavily damaged in Ukrainian strikes in October 2022 and July 2023. The plan to strike the bridge was first conceived in March 2022, Maliuk said.
Before the bridge came under attack, "42 to 46 trains carrying weapons and ammunition passed there per day," Maliuk said.
"Today there are four or five in a day," of which four are for passenger traffic, and one is for consumer goods, Maliuk said.
Russian proxy authorities in occupied Crimea regularly shut down traffic on the Crimean Bridge amid reports of explosions and drone strikes.
When the structure is fully restored, Russia will likely use the bridge once again for weapons supplies, Maliuk said, but implied that Ukraine plans to then carry out another attack.
"Everything has its time," Maliuk said.