On the morning of October 9, the Russian Ministry of Transport announced that train traffic was restored on the Crimean bridge, and a passenger train connecting Simferopol-Moscow passed through the railway track.
The authorities of the annexed Crimea announce the restoration of automobile traffic on the undamaged branch of the Kerch bridge, but trucks are still not allowed to cross the bridge.
On October 8, the Russian authorities announced that they would launch the Kerch ferry crossing.
The published satellite images show damage to the Crimean Bridge after the explosion: two spans of the automobile part of the bridge collapsed.
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, ordered the creation of a government commission in connection with the event and issued a decree that entrusts the FSB with the authority to ensure the safety of the bridge.
