The Russia-Ukraine war · claims ledger

Ukrainian special services organised the 8 October 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion.

Unresolvable Claimed by Government of Russia on 9 October 2022.

The statement

Putin called the Crimean Bridge explosion an act of terrorism devised, carried out and ordered by Ukrainian special services.

Domestic audience · ru

Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Putin remarks to the head of the Investigative Committee, 9 Oct 2022 · published 2022-10-09 00:00 UTC

When	From	To	Why
2026-10-30 18:00 UTC	Open	Unresolvable	Open 12 months after it was said (2022-10-09) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-6cpe records Russia's accusation and a July 2023 statement by SBU head Vasyl Maliuk claiming responsibility, but the record carries both as party statements and holds no independent investigation of the 8 October blast.

The War Record, claim cl-20261027-7bmb, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-7bmb/