Russian propagandists call for attack on Westminster Bridge after Ukraine drone strike
Russian figures are calling for Vladimir Putin to destroy Westminster Bridge in retaliation for British drones “damaging a Russian-controlled crossing during a Ukrainian operation.”
Spectacular footage captured the moment of the explosion on the Konka, a tributary of the River Dnipro. The strike occurred in March last year, but it has now been revealed that Ukraine used British Malloy T-150 heavy-lift drones to cause chaos on the bridge.
This revelation has angered the Russians. Moscow state media propagandist and British “expert” Vladimir Kornilov stated it was “noteworthy how the British openly boast about their involvement in acts of sabotage on Russian territory.” In truth, the explosion took place on Ukrainian territory under international law, though it was invaded by Putin.
He stated: “It’s high time we started bragging: ‘Russian missiles destroyed the key Westminster Bridge.’ Of course, the Houthis or the Iranians will be the ones carrying out the attack!”
Kornilov complained that “the British are practically overjoyed at their direct involvement in the terrorist attack.” He questioned what the British would “sing about” if Westminster Bridge—close to the Houses of Parliament—was destroyed.
The crossing has long been of interest to the Russians. A picture shows Putin’s glamorous spy Anna Chapman on Westminster Bridge before she was detained in New York by the FBI and soon stripped of her UK citizenship.
Another Putin-loyal outlet, Tsargrad, declared: “The British are literally overjoyed about their direct involvement in the terrorist attack... Isn’t it time to redirect the strikes to the decision-making center after such a candid admission?”
Ukraine’s air forces destroy a key bridge over the Konka River
The explosion on the Konka bridge was initially thought to be a simple aerial strike. But now the secret is out that Ukraine’s innovative 426th Unmanned Systems Regiment used the heavy-lifting drone on over 30 missions in 60 days, delivering an astounding 1.5 tons of explosives while eluding Russian forces.
“Bridges are relatively easy to destroy from underneath,” said Ukrainian Col. Oleksii Bulakhov, the regiment’s commander. “But they are engineered in a way that makes them extremely robust from the outside.”
A 50kg shaped charge was lowered by cable onto the bridge’s weakest points. A missile then ignited the explosives in one of the great operations of the four-year war.
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