A Ukrainian official told The Economist that Russia's military is using another railway route because it knows the Crimea bridge is "doomed."
  • Russia knows Putin’s Crimea bridge is “doomed,” a Ukrainian official told The Economist.
  • Dmitry Pletenchuk said Russia is using a new railway because it knows the bridge is in trouble.
  • Ukraine has long threatened to destroy the bridge and could use US-supplied long-range ATACMS.

Russia knows its Crimea bridge is doomed, which is forcing it to rely on a new railway for its military, according to a Ukrainian official.

Dmitry Pletenchuk, a spokesman for Ukraine’s southern military command, made the statement to The Economist on Sunday.

It came after the US supplied long-range ATACMS to Ukraine, putting higher-value targets, including Crimea’s Kerch Bridge, in Ukraine’s crosshairs.

The new Army Tactical Missile Systems have a range of 300 kilometers.