2020 Photo Shared as Recent Bridge Collapse in Russia
The Claim
The image shows the recently destroyed bridge in Kursk, Russia.
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Many social media users and websites shared a photo that alleges to show the bridge that was recently destroyed in Kursk, Russia.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading.
While a bridge has in fact collapsed in Russia, a google reverse image search enabled Misbar’s team to trace this photo to June 2020.
Photo Description: The photo dates back to 2020.
2020 Railway Bridge Collapse in the Murmansk Region
In 2020, the Kola River railway bridge in north-western Russia was damaged by floodwaters in Murmansk. According to news reports, The Kola River, overflowed by heavy snowmelt, washed away the supporting pillar. As a result, the bridge's surface collapsed.
2022 Kursk Bridge Collapse
On May 1, the governor of Russia's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine to the northeast, announced the partial collapse of a railroad bridge. The Kursk region announced in a Telegram post: "According to the investigation, on May 1, 2022, an explosive device was planted and activated on the structures of the railway bridge, located on the 67th kilometer of the Sudzha-Sosnovy Bor railway near the Russian village Konopelka, Sudzhansky district, Kursk region." The bridge structures were partially destroyed as a result of this. The Russian Investigative Committee's investigators are determining who was involved in this crime, the power and type of explosive device used, and other circumstances relevant to the investigation."
