A bridge blown up in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast on the night of 31 May – 1 June has been completely demolished as it cannot be repaired.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS

Details: Regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz stated that the collapsed bridge in Bryansk Oblast cannot be repaired and that a new one will be built in its place.

Later, specialised personnel used a controlled explosion to completely demolish the damaged bridge, TASS reported.

Meanwhile, authorities plan to reopen a damaged bridge to traffic in Kursk Oblast .

Acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein said that both road and rail traffic in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast, are expected to resume within four days following the incident.

Background: 

• Initially, a bridge collapsed in Russia's Bryansk Oblast while vehicles were on it. Reportedly, a passenger train was passing underneath at the time of the collapse. The incident resulted in seven deaths and around 70 injuries.
• Later, another bridge collapse occurred in Russia, this time in Kursk Oblast.
• The Russian Investigative Committee stated that the bridges in Bryansk and Kursk oblasts collapsed on the night of 30 May – 1 June due to explosions, and the cases are being investigated under terrorism charges.

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