[Central News Agency] A big explosion occurred today on the Crimea bridge connecting Russia's annexed territory of Crimea to Russia's mainland.

A Ukrainian presidential adviser said Russia was to blame for the incident; on the same day, Moscow announced the replacement of a new general to lead the Russian offensive in Ukraine.

"It is worth noting that, according to all indications, the truck that exploded was from Russia," Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in comments published by the presidential palace, AFP reported. One side enters the bridge. Therefore, for this incident, the answer should be sought from Russia.”

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On the same day, Moscow appointed a new general, Sergei Surovikin, to lead its offensive in Ukraine after a series of setbacks on the battlefield led to unprecedented criticism of its forces in Russia.

Surowki had previously led Russian forces in southern Ukraine.

He was also involved in the conflict between Tajikistan and Chechnya in the 1990s.

Earlier this month, the leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, called on Moscow to sack the top general in charge of the Ukrainian war after Ukrainian troops recaptured the strategic town of Lyman.

Earlier today, Sergei Aksyonov, the head of the Russian-backed Autonomous Republic of Crimea, posted on the social platform Telegram that "road traffic on the Crimean Bridge has resumed" and that the The bridge's buses and cars must undergo a "full inspection procedure".

Grand Service Express, the company responsible for operating Russia's railway passenger route to Crimea, also issued a statement saying that the railway on the Crimea Bridge has resumed operation and that "two trains left the Crimean Peninsula in the evening and were going to Moscow and St. Petersburg. , and will pass the bridge.

Separately, the Ukrainian Post Office announced that it was preparing to print and issue stamps featuring "Wreck of the Crimean Bridge".

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