A strategic bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean peninsula and a key route for Russian military supplies was seriously damaged by a powerful explosion yesterday.
Russian officials said three people had been killed as a result of the blast, which happened after a tanker truck caught fire on one of the sections of the road-and-rail bridge over the Kerch Strait, according to Russia’s RIA state news agency.
The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee later reported that seven fuel tanker cars on a train heading for the peninsula had erupted in flames after a truck blew up on the bridge’s roadway at 6:07 local time.
❗️The #Crimean bridge is partially destroyed. pic.twitter.com/WxJCmxSCD0
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 8, 2022
Images and videos shared by various users on social networking sites showed half of the roadway blown away and plumes of thick smoke billowing from the bridge.
According to the Polish Press Agency (PAP), It was not immediately clear if the incident was a deliberate attack. Moscow did not immediately assign blame for the explosion, and Ukrainian authorities did not directly claim responsibility, it said.
The strategic bridge over the Kerch Strait is a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Crimea and in parts of occupied southern Ukraine.
Ukrainian media outlets noted that the bridge, a despised symbol of Moscow’s illegal annexation of the peninsula in 2014, was damaged only a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday.
Source: Radio Poland, Reuters
Three people have been confirmed dead after a tourist boat overturned yesterday afternoon on the Motława near the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk.
According to Wojciech Paczkowski of the Maritime Search and Rescue Service, the Galar Gdański, a boat carrying 14 passengers, likely capsized due to a high wave caused by a larger vessel maneuvering in the area.
Rescue boats from Gdynia and Gdańsk were immediately dispatched to the site, and all passengers were retrieved from the water and brought to land. Unfortunately, two people who were resuscitated at the scene later passed away at the hospital.
The incident is currently under investigation.
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Poland beat Germany 3-2 last night in Łódź to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Volleyball Women’s World Championships.
The win, combined with last week’s surprise victories over top-ranked Canada and reigning Olympic champions The United States, has garnered the Polish team and coach Stefano Lavarini worldwide acclaim.
The Poles, who are back on the world stage after an absence of 12 years, will face defending champions Serbia in Gliwice on Tuesday night at 20:30 for a place in the final four.
Source: Radio Gdańsk, Radio Poland, en.volleyballworld.com
Polish tennis star Iga Świątek has advanced to the finals of the Ostrava Open tournament in the Czech Republic with a hard-fought win on Saturday over Russian player Ekaterina Alexandrova.
The Polish world No. 1 defeated Alexandrova 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 in their semifinal clash last night, marking a 60th win of the year for Świątek and extending her winning streak to 10 matches.
Świątek will face Czech favorite Barbora Krejčíková in the championship match of the tournament this afternoon at 14:30.
Source: Radio Poland, PAP
All this week Radio Gdańsk is giving away tickets to a special performance inspired by the works of Polish poet Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński as part of the „Cultural Weekend with Radio Gdańsk” campaign.
The text of the performance consists entirely of poems and prose by Baczyński, as well as songs set to the music of Zygmunt Konieczny and Andrzej Zarycki, previously sung by the late Ewa Demarczyk.
Listeners can win a free pair of tickets by listening to Radio Gdańsk from 7:00-8:00 each morning and answering the questions posed by the presenter. Answers should be sent via SMS to 603 06 06 06 for a chance to win.
The performance will be held in the Janusz Hajdun concert studio at Radio Gdańsk next Sunday, October 16, at 18:00.
More information on the contest and the concert is available >HERE<.
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be cool and cloudy in the morning but clearing off into the afternoon, with a light breeze coming in from the west. Temperatures will peak around a high of 14°C, or 58°F, dropping to a low of 4°C or 40°F overnight. Warmer weather is expected for tomorrow, with a chance for some rain returning later in the week.
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