Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin dismissed Deputy Minister of Transport Alexander Sukhanov «at his request.» The order was published on the portal of regulations.
Sukhanov oversaw «transport security issues», as well as the Federal State Unitary Enterprise «Departmental Security Department of the Ministry of Transport.» The Krasnodar and Kerch branches of the enterprise were responsible for security on the Crimean bridge. After the explosion on the bridge, Putin transferred these powers to the FSB.
RBC, citing sources close to the Ministry of Transport, on October 20 announced Sukhanov's resignation due to the explosion.
Explosion on the Krymsky Bridge
The explosion on the Krymsky Bridge thundered early in the morning on October 8th. The emergency services reported that four people had died, including an arbitration judge from Moscow. In addition, after a strong fire, the automobile part of the bridge partially collapsed into the water.
According to the FSB and the Investigative Committee, the explosion of a truck on the bridge was organized by employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and the explosive device, hidden in rolls with plastic wrap, transported from Odessa through Bulgaria, Armenia and Georgia, replacing documents.