Ukraine’s 100-day plot to finally destroy Vlad’s £3bn bridge & cut off war machine

UKRAINIAN officials say they will destroy Vladimir Putin's most beloved bridge by mid-July - giving them roughly 100 days to pull off the near-impossible.
Raining hell on the £3billion structure with Storm Shadow missiles, sea drones and newly arrived F-16s could finally sever Russia's only land bridge to Crimea, a weapons expert told The Sun.
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[@bertkoerts3991]

Ben Hodges plays an important role in explaining this conflict realistically, I hope many of this countrymen hear his message and ideally: act on it! 😊👍

[@johnm7267]

He’s a lightweight

[@johnhopkins6260]

Hodges blames President Biden (thinly veiled by "the administration"), while remaining willfully ignorant of one Republican in Congress. ...As well as 4 years of the conflict being ignored by yet another "republican" (aka "emotionally-stunted manbaby BFF of Putin") footnote: for every Republican President, it takes 8 years to clean up the mess. (Hillary would have left the Russian Runt in the back corner, wearing a dunce hat; If Putin hates you, you're obviously doing something right) As for President Obama: Moscow Mitch.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@johnm7267Lol no, he isn’t… 😂 but nice try, Ivan

[@felixvandiggelen8731]

Yes he was right about the succesful counteroffensive.

[@HandleOfUltraEntertainment]

Baltimore ship which head to Sri Lanka can easily destroy any bridge

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

- captain, its wrong bridge !

[@kevincarter6001]

Hey what am I doin.........boooooooooom. Baltimore ship captain probably.

[@jimjones9239]

Any bridge that does not have air and sea defenses.

[@bc-guy852]

Rubbish. Totally misleading comment - unless meant as humour? Baltimore incident was an accident due to mechanical failure. MODERN bridges are now PROTECTED from these type of accidents with structures to prevent ships from hitting the piers. This is Bull$hit.

[@__logan__duvalier__]

@@jimjones9239 and dolphins

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

Let's wait until it's happened before we cheer. Ukraine, being more sensible than the red top press, go and do it before shouting about it........

[@glen4130]

I agree.

[@henriquemanuel]

Mais comentários de indivíduos fracos mentalmente😊

[@GilmerJohn]

This is crazy. In war, you don't alert he enemy of when and when you will attack.

[@SolivagantCraig]

@@GilmerJohn You want them to move resources to protect the supposed target, and then attack where they took the defenses from instead.

[@kenibnanak5554]

Agreed. Ukraine needs to stop leaking intended attacks to the press and KZbinrs. Just do it, and talk about it later.

[@kaysvensson4161]

Thank you Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇩🇪

[@bigaldo246]

Any chance they can destroy the bridge when Putin is on it?

[@nuke_Godjira]

Yes, in your dreamland

[@user-cp1qi4wy7j]

we are not given missiles and planes so that the Russian Federation does not lose the war. we simply have nothing to hit the bridge with.

[@ivanexell-uz4mv]

@@nuke_Godjira what do you mean dreamland lol it’d be very easy too. Just gotta get the timing right

[@theperegrinator8007]

Most probably Putler's double is on it !

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@ivanexell-uz4mv The timing will be when Hell freezes over. Putin never leaves his bunker.

[@shonemumy]

Uh oh let's ignore the fact Russia has a land bridge for 2 years now.

[@user-ir2oo4wo3g]

in fact, the railway was recently built. Another thing is that the Russians can easily build a railway on this land section, so.... The Ukrainians can only get angry.

[@shonemumy]

@@user-ir2oo4wo3g Yup, I know of that. I also know Russian army is sometimes referred to as "the railway army".

[@dannyblackwell2426]

That bloody bridge has been hit with a lot and still standing. they have to take it out now!

[@theapple3160]

russia put it up quite quickly and repairs it quite quickly, destroying it wont affect the war effort and more spoilers: russia will repair it again

[@ladyAiza]

slava UKRAINE🙏🇺🇦🫶

[@Coffeeordie._88.]

😍💝💝💝🤟🇺🇦🏁

[@user-wd9ls6xl2u]

Дуркаине

[@ilyaGMS]

Героям посмертно желательно) украины

[@brian-us6vw]

This is dumb ... no one announces a attack beforehand. Also this bridge is not the main source of reinforcement. This bridge is only 1 of the targets. The other should be the railroad that is newly built that passes from Russia to Crimea by land along the coast. Not through the bridge. Might be a diversion announcement ...

[@govinda102000]

It's to divert Russia's air defence and resources from the front line since Ukraine is short on arms.

[@glen4130]

Unless you are Iran, they love talking about what they will never do as well.

[@JemHadar422]

Ukraine believes that winning in the mainstream media is actually more important than winning on the battlefield. You continues to lose left and right. This bridge will not alter the course of the war. However Ukraine has about 25+ bridges across the dneiper river. If those are hit Ukraine is finish. Stop playing games and negotiate already.

[@Amradar123]

The railway is under regular attack

[@glen4130]

@@Amradar123 And is still operating normally.

[@MrLee-hd5ks]

Look forward to the Video being Posted before the End Of April. Bloody good Show.

[@oscar-uz4dw]

Those shovels are holding the line.

[@16252]

The famous shovels were 'gifts' of Prighozin to his convict friends, so they could go and get themselves slaughtered under enemy fire, digging trenches for the Wagner mercs who came after. I'm surprised nobody told you about that.

[@atanacioluna292]

Thank you for this excellent video dear Sun.

[@SD-vp5vo]

vlad is mad

[@vagabond919]

Because your papa infected him

[@nuke_Godjira]

West is desperate 😭

[@piccadelly9360]

He is sick , he has the Adolf syndrome 🤣🤣

[@larsp5109]

@@nuke_Godjira dream on

[@johnm7267]

He’s doing very well for a madman, perhaps he isn’t and it is you that is

[@johannesssamsonambogo4125]

Viva Ukraine 🇺🇦❤

[@ilyaGMS]

😂😂😂

[@Madeves]

Ben Hodges is so awesome; he know what he is talking about and I wish he was still involved with the Military. If he was working in Ukraine, things would be happening at a faster pace, I am sure of that! Slava Ukraine!!

[@fresh6993]

Just like they promised to take back Crimea by 2023

[@user-oy5mm3pb2g]

They even did a trailer on the counter offensives and the British experts claimed that ?elensky and his men will be doing vacations on Crimea beaches.😂😂😂😂

[@user-xe1zk7tw5y]

And russia had to weapons and bombs since summer 23

[@ericp1139]

You guys are really obsessed with that bridge.

[@JkDibine]

Same as Putin is obsessed with protecting it

[@danielmartin7838]

That supply route, which has a bridge.

[@ericp1139]

@@danielmartin7838 you do realize Russia had been supplying the people of Crimea years before the bridge was built? And their railway on the land bridge is almost complete, which makes the Kerch a redundant. But keep clinging on to that narrative, I guess.

[@AmRFuKYaH]

here we are 2 years into the 3-day special operation to take Kyiv 🤣At this point Mexico would dominate Russia lol

[@TheBadassplaya]

let's all laugh at ukraine since they can't get their land back lol , russia at least is winning even little by little but what did ukraine do ?

[@milan6884]

Lol, what happened when NAFO tried occupying Afghanistan? They ended up getting humiliated by a Shepherd wearing flip flops 😂😂😂 not to mention the fact that Russian troops are literally fighting Ukraine and western mercenaries from all around the world who still have trouble ending their own proxy war 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@user-fq7vs8dl5k]

The Russians are driving golf carts on the front lines these days.

[@totallyinsane6431]

​@@milan6884 remind me, who withdrew in 89?

[@michael.Briggs]

@@milan6884 With that logic, Ukraine is fighting Russia, North Korea, China, Iran and a whole host of African mercenaries. If that's now the case, then my god, they are doing well! You're an idiot mate!

[@ponsyu1951]

Nothing good but a heart full of hatred .

[@dinahwhite3929]

bye putin

[@trojanhorse6029]

How did the counter offensive go? I can't believe they are repeating the nonsense from the summer offensive. Still talking about a bloody bridge.

[@Issemayshandmadegifts]

🇺🇦🇩🇪 thank you!!!!!!!!

[@pascualwanderpool4619]

💪💯👍Slava Ukraine ❤️

[@kaysvensson4161]

Where is Sunak?? Please, don't betray Ukraine!

[@theapple3160]

1. Britain can’t really affect what happens in ukraine 2. ukraine has lost the war

[@rimila]

Its still intact

[@chibunduandy2441]

This bridge's existence must really have the Ukrainians butt hurt because it's been such an important topic since this conflict began. Even Budanov said destroying this bridge is more symbolic than strategic. Anyway, to each his own.

[@guyspearing4608]

So if it's not that important just tell putler to stop using it!

[@Amradar123]

Majority of traffic to Crimea goes over this bridge as it is out of reach of long range artillery.

[@chibunduandy2441]

@@guyspearing4608 he should stop using what he built??

[@guyspearing4608]

@@chibunduandy2441 Oh yes! Because you say it's totally unnecessary, right?

[@znakrip]

@@guyspearing4608 The significance of the bridge in relation to supplying the peninsula and for supplying troops are two different things

[@mariateixeira6379]

Free Ukraine 🇺🇦🍀🍀🍀

[@josephsmith6944]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤😊 !

[@MyAssReeks]

Kerch Bridge on fire nana nana na na na na na...

[@pureloyalist9277]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👍🏻🫡

[@bigfishy7816]

Danny Boy Lindbergh is buying more I love Ukraine T-shirts for the win 👌

[@joebutler5389]

That war was over when they started

[@Amradar123]

Nope. Russia only gained 20 km incurring heavy losses d In doing so. The crimean situation is worse for them as they lost 35% of their fleet and had to evecuate the harbours.

[@theapple3160]

@@Amradar123with full western support ukraine is advancing backwards, and it’s only getting worse

[@johnmckay5621]

​​@@theapple3160Ukraine is NOT getting FULL Western support !!! But Israel sure is, including RAF & USAF air defences & Israel is nothing to do with Europe or NATO !

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

I love poetic stuff.. And this is very poetic ❤😊

[@nunyabidnez5857]

Stop telling them when and where you're going to attack and with what weapons platforms you're going to use. It's almost like they don't even want to win.

[@JkDibine]

The commys already know Ukraine's only hailmary to take over the fight. They ain't as stupid as we wish them to be sadly.

[@niknoks7638]

🤣🤣👏👍🙏🇺🇦

[@ThefreeRussians]

The easy way for NATO to deal with Russia is when Putin is not there also will be easy to remove Putin from the equation surgically.

[@collinsoconnor5843]

Lol, keep on with your fantasies.

[@ericp1139]

Putin is the only one holding back a pack of wolves. Remember Prigozhin? His mutiny was based on the premise that Ukraine wasn’t being destroyed fast enough. Be careful what you wish for.

[@user-qv6ud2hx6f]

There is a law in US which prohibits assassination of foreign leaders. And there will a response- may be nuclear...

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@collinsoconnor5843Take your copium, Ivan… 😊

[@crazymothman6124]

@@Rocket_scientist_88putin was a former kgb agent he knows when and how an assassination attempt will take

[@DirtyLaundryTrueCrime]

So they went to the Sun to make this announcement. 😂 Ok...lmao...we won't tell them. 🫤😉😐

[@--.--.--]

Pipe dream. You would need to cut off the new land that Russia captured in the last two years in the south of Ukraine to stop resupply.

[@granjagan]

Go!

[@hrudanandasahoo8070]

LET'S SEE .

[@SoupDragonish]

Russia has a land bridge to Crimea. Road and rail. The Kerch Bridge is irrelevant.

[@mikes7639]

Not if they can cut both routes

[@user-ir2oo4wo3g]

@@mikes7639 If grandma had wheels, she would be a bicycle...

[@denu1879]

It's possible, but I don't think Ukraine is able to pull this off without those F-16's.

[@tonyluseno2673]

They might try and target it on multiple fronts for maximum damage.

[@kenibnanak5554]

I would not call it a plot, I would call it a need.

[@danielmartin7838]

It’s called the Crimean bridge.

[@tonyholmes962]

Only land bridge? Not yet unfortunately.

[@johnhopkins6260]

CORRECTION: "...since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in *2014* "; this has not simply been 2 years, but 10... Given the tools of the trade, defenders can ultimately defeat the Russians to, as with the Soviets surrendering their Soviet flag over their Soviet Kremlin, quitting (Afghanistan was 9 years) After *10 YEARS* of incalculable blood and treasure, the greatest the Nowy Muscowy have ever been able to achieve, *BEYOND THEIR OWN BORDERS* is barely 100 miles (Brownsville, TX to Mexico City is 500 miles).

[@williamwells1862]

Watt R U waiting 4???

[@PeterLawton]

F16's.

[@theapple3160]

they’ve attacked it alot, usually does minimal damage and bridge is reopened shortly after (crazily it doesn’t affect war effort at all)

[@chrism7249]

What about the trainline they've almost finished from Russia to Crimea via Mariupol

[@johnm7267]

It is finished

[@Amradar123]

​@@johnm7267And already regularly under attack

[@ericp1139]

Railways are impossible to destroy. They are very easy to repair.

[@stevenellis2776]

15th May Bridge goes

[@johnm7267]

Fatuous comment by a shallow thinker

[@stevenellis2776]

@@johnm7267 anniversary

[@fresh6993]

The comedian's presidential term would have already ended

[@user-pj5tl5gf6l]

​@@fresh6993Putin's a comic since when

[@theapple3160]

@@user-pj5tl5gf6lzelensky is the career comedian

[@michaeldoran4977]

Get it done already 🙄

[@benthere2667]

"Theoretically..."

[@williamwells1862]

The US Sea Babies carry huge Payloads, silly. That does it.

[@Crashed131963]

Baltimore taught us it's all about taking out the pillars not the road /train track spand .

[@chrism7249]

I think anybody with a brain already knew that 🤔

[@koussaylamarchofempires3600]

WHY WAIT TILL JULY ?

[@timothypeterson1903]

Because the war will be over in June. If you aren't paying attention everything is in July. The bridge attack, F-16 deliveries, artillery shells etc....

[@user-ze7vb5cx3y]

As any good comedian knows, timing is............. Everything! Why? Well what is Ukraine doing now, IN Russia? What will Putin do about this? What will be the effect of what Putin does? Try thinking occasionally, it'll open up a whole new world!

[@johnm7267]

Ukraine may be destroyed itself by July. The Sun won’t tell you that. The Sun is the ultimate in poor journalism and lies it is well known for it in Britain, it has been sued countless times

[@PeterLawton]

F-16's, for one thing.

[@chrism7249]

@PeterLawton They're going to need the carrier based versions with strengthened landing gear, F16 is made for a smooth runway not a pot holed wreck like Ukraine has

[@chrismarshall7001]

I THOUGHT THIS WOULD OF BEEN THE FIRST THING TO DO?

[@legion4919]

It'll never work

[@hangemhigh7069]

Who was the kamikaze truckdriver?❤

[@user-ir2oo4wo3g]

Mariupol will not fall! Soledar will not fall. Bakhmut will not fall! Marinka will not fall! Avdeevka will not fall! We are here. Chasivyar will not fall. Ukrainian officials lie no less than British ones.

[@charliejohnston1978]

But Putin will fall and we can watch it go down, lol

[@maxidaho]

How many times can this guy say the same thing? The Kerch bridge connects mainland Russia to Crimea. Got it. Understand. Next.

[@giselamalik8693]

The Plot is for sure also a part from Uk. Without them the UA would not lead this sencless war.

[@Gr8putin]

Any muhurat ?

[@joebutler5389]

Wake up body 👁️

[@JelMain]

Well, it's one way to distract.

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

Baltimore warning

[@PeterLawton]

What does Ukraine have to do with Baltimore? Warnings are completely ineffective if people don't understand the connection you haven't said.

[@user-wd9ls6xl2u]

​@@PeterLawton Zelensky - "we destroyed the bridge!!" Biden"-?????!!???!!"

[@patrice169]

j'aimerais voir les mêmes vidéos du pont, et au plus vite , mais pour 2024 !

[@user-wd9ls6xl2u]

Zelensky - "we destroyed the bridge!!" Biden"-?????!!???!!"

[@trojanhorse6029]

Why he obsession with a bridge? It won't change anything. Just a waste of missiles of highly defended area. Crimea has a rail connection and also ports that can be serviced by sea?

[@rubenzamora9383]

Progress is progress!!!!!

[@mitchellkasdin1899]

The decimation of the Crimean bridge will change the outcome of the war. Regardless of how well the Russians defend the bridge. It’s too important on all accounts: historicallly, symbolically and logistically. A huge morale booster 🇺🇦 and a turning point in the war if the bridge is destroyed to the point of non-serviceable for the foreseeable future. Ukraine never wanted the bridge there and bickered with Russia about the location. Russia obviously had deeper concerns and uses for the public thoroughfare as a bridge. The merits of a bridge to connect two land masses died on February 24, 2022 when Putin invaded and attacked Ukraine, likewise on February 16, 2024 after the assassination and poisoning death of Alexi Navalny. In another 50 years a bridge might get discussed if Russia and the citizens ever realize the future lies in hopes not in battle, nor buried in the past of socialist philosophies of Trotsky, advocated by Lenin, promulgated by Joseph Stalin and weaponized by Putin as a postulate of widening Western Imperialism and cultural values not withstanding.

[@user-wd9ls6xl2u]

Zelensky - "we destroyed the bridge!!" Biden"-?????!!???!!"

[@mitchellkasdin1899]

@@user-wd9ls6xl2u Biden at the press junket. “The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has now collapsed, thanks to the courage and ingenuity of our allies.” 🐢

[@ilyaGMS]

​@@mitchellkasdin1899честно мне супер смешно когда такие пишут укрпэтриоты😂😂РФ первый напал🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@williamwells1862]

Containerships may take the brdge down before Z gets around to doing it.

[@sentowrite4562]

they have another railway

[@PelonMusk]

Tourism season lol. Ok

[@framarggef4853]

The British took the Fieseler Fi 103 in 1944 and you want to take more but from Russia ?

[@claudialarrea]

Gases de efecti invernadero por un futuro sustentable por favor que ya no haya mas emisines en la industria belica

[@orxann-vj2iq]

🤩🤩

[@carnalcarnivore]

Absolute copium.

[@user-qm7hq6hz9x]

Slava Ukrayina🇺🇦🙏❤️🇫🇮 Glory to Ukraine🇺🇦🤝🇫🇮

[@williamwells1862]

Talk about Spy Satellites.

[@Amradar123]

Check Google. There are many websites about their history and current use.

[@phiddler1]

What are you waiting for

[@PeterLawton]

F16's

[@stevemitchell1908]

hmmmm!!!!!!

[@God_help_us]

Ben Hodges ..not a great track record 😂😂

[@andyhurrell]

Another pro-Kremlin comment . . .

[@MrGandulfWhite]

Neither has the Sun

[@MrLee-hd5ks]

He is no Patton!

[@larsp5109]

Neither has God_help_us

[@Defiant1940]

Neither has RuSSia!

[@rolacook222]

If half of it works for Ukraine it will be good, we’ll see? Hoping for the best, but Ukraine is going to have to draft those 500,000 troops for starters!

[@TalibanAtrocities]

Ben has been forecasting Crimeas return to Ukraine for 18 months now. It's getting boring now... Especially when it's HIS masters that are not assisting

[@sharzadgabbai4408]

War isnt a football game with rules and refereeing. If youre so bored, go watch the telly.

[@lesdundas4869]

ben did not state a date but that it will happen a few well placed either rockets or a small explosive boat to take out the rail lines russia have no landing ships to suply troops after the said above has been done

[@davidparker75]

3rd time is charm

[@curtislow1506]

Ummm, Russia does not need it….. civilians do for sure. The supply lines would still flow just fine. Look at a map… they are quite pretty

[@diyGerman]

👍

[@poppystars9005]

The Sun seems to forget what the consequences of that would be. Likely Ukraine would go totally dark.

[@TROPANGBISIKLETA]

Talk is cheap.

[@oddyneo]

We'll see.

[@user-wd9ls6xl2u]

У украинских капитанов есть хорошее место для тренировок по ликвидации мостов в Балтиморе 😊😊😊

[@Jesus-Histler]

Go giirrll

[@marcpaquette6687]

How many times have we seen this video again? 👎👎

[@truthbsaid1600]

This is the incomprehensible policy of the USA: Ukraine must win this war...but not too much.

[@MrWakeupWorld]

These news readers are unhinged.. what are you dreaming out load lol

[@johnnyfranzen6091]

Voking bla bla👎🤮🤮

[@JkDibine]

"Russian army loses 1,030 more soldiers in Ukraine in past 24 hours" "Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and April 13, 2024 amounted to about 452,760 troops, including 1,030 killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours." - Ukrinform . . . . .... . .. . 1.8M+ RU casualties thus far: 1,800,320 to be exact. ... .. . . . wia:1,350,240+ (Minusrus) 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇺🇸🇺🇦 ⬜🟦⬜

[@un_people]

it's the old one. They hired the civilian driver to deliver some stuff, he didnt know about that was hes last drive. They kill him and 2 or 3 more humans around him. i mean its OLD VIDEO lmao

[@jimmiller6713]

its a very well built bridge its been hit pretty hard and there still using it---guess russia can build bridges

[@komangthe1413]

Keep up the spirit Mr Putin.💪💪💪

[@user-ir2oo4wo3g]

this sub-journalist again? Why won’t he tell you that while everyone was worried about the bridge, Russia built a new railway in the occupied territories? (and also houses, hospitals, roads, schools, etc.) And now the bridge is a backup for cargo.

[@k.k356]

Here is a tip: dont reveal it if it is actually real. Russia still uses western media. I swear, the idiocy of some people…

[@tonyyarbray]

well I hope they do it...they have been saying they are going to destroy it since before the first strike on the bridge

[@PeterLawton]

It's much easier said than done.

[@1k20a]

The Russians know the Ukrainians are coming it is only a matter of time. This is also why the putin has started building new train rails inland. Bye bye bridge

[@nuke_Godjira]

Ukraine been trying to take it down since 2014 😂😂

[@johnm7267]

One rail line is finished. Typical rubbish reporting by the Sun. Before the bridge was built there were other supply lines to Crimea. Although not as efficient Crimea could be supplied by sea and air and now it has rail.. it will take intervention by America or nato to take back Crimea