Shocking News in Ukraine today

 Live updates from the Russia-Ukraine War on October 8, 2022: They may have been in a car that was close to the truck that detonated. A man and a woman's remains have already been pulled from the sea, and their identities are being confirmed.

According to Russia's Investigative Committee, three people have so far been confirmed dead as a result of a truck explosion on a bridge connecting Russia and Crimea, according to Reuters. "It's thought that they were in a car that was close to the truck that exploded. The remains of two victims, a man, and a woman have already been pulled from the water, and the committee said in a statement that their identities are being confirmed. Additionally, it stated that the investigators had identified the truck's owner and that they had started searching his home after learning that the truck was registered in southern Russia's Krasnodar region.

The fire on the Kerch bridge connecting mainland Russia and the Crimean peninsula under Russian control was reported by state-sponsored media in Russia. The road-and-rail bridge, which was inaugurated in 2018 and is intended to connect Crimea with Russia's transportation system, was closed to traffic.

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 70th birthday with little fanfare and a decree targeting a key Western energy investment. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities found a mass grave in the eastern town of Lyman, recently retaken from Russian forces, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in an online post. News agency Ukrinform cited a police official saying it held 180 bodies. In video remarks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his forces’ latest offensive had liberated 2,434 sq km and 96 settlements in the country’s east.

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