Crimea without Russia? A top Ukrainian official has a plan
1 year, 9 months ago

Crimea without Russia? A top Ukrainian official has a plan

LA Times  

A Ukrainian soldier demonstrates his skills at an airport in the outskirts of Kyiv on Saturday. A top Ukrainian official Sunday outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to Russia. Russian troops are trying to capture the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as part of their efforts to take all of Donetsk province, which is part of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas. Russia’s latest rocket and artillery attacks killed four civilians and wounded 15 others since Saturday, according to the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Huttsait, reaffirming Kyiv’s call to bar Russia from the Olympics, said the death toll included 262 Ukrainian athletes.

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Russia Ukraine war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says
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4 days, 6 hours ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,046
6 days, 12 hours ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,046

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Sunday, January 5: Russia has pledged to respond after it claimed to have shot down eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine at its border region of Belgorod. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia’s southern Kursk region. Zelenskyy also said guided Russian …

Ukrainian war death toll reaches 43,000, Zelensky says in rare update
1 month ago

Ukrainian war death toll reaches 43,000, Zelensky says in rare update

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Around 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have …

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia has suffered more than …

Russian forces advance on Ukraine frontline city after Crimea oil depot attack
3 months ago

Russian forces advance on Ukraine frontline city after Crimea oil depot attack

ABC  

Russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian frontline city of Toretsk, according to Ukraine's military. Further north in the Donetsk region, Ukraine said a Russian attack had killed one person and wounded seven — including children aged two and 13 — in the city of Sloviansk. A Russian attack on Ukraine's north-eastern city of Kharkiv on Tuesday …

Ukraine strikes on bridges could potentially trap Russian troops at border
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine strikes on bridges could potentially trap Russian troops at border

LA Times  

A Ukrainian soldier rides in a pickup truck at the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seim River in western Russia, according to Russian sources, as Ukraine’s incursion into western Russia entered its third week Tuesday. Ukraine’s attacks on the three bridges over the …

Russia, Ukraine launch tit-for-tat attacks, five dead in Crimea and one killed in Kharkiv
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia, Ukraine launch tit-for-tat attacks, five dead in Crimea and one killed in Kharkiv

India TV News  

Kyiv: Russian authorities said six people, including two children, were killed and over 100 people were wounded after Ukraine launched several drones and missiles in retaliation for Moscow's bombing of the Kharkiv city on Saturday that resulted in three casualties while 52 others were injured. Five people, including the two children, were killed by falling debris when five Ukrainian missiles …

Ten years ago Russia annexed Crimea, paving the way for war in Ukraine
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ten years ago Russia annexed Crimea, paving the way for war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s annexation of the peninsula was not recognised by any nation except Moscow. They were uphill from the seashore, next to huge sequoias, blossoming cherry trees and elderly ladies holding hand-written posters that read, “In Russia through a referendum” and “I want to go home to Russia.” Eight days later, Moscow would hold a “referendum” on the Black Sea peninsula’s …

Russia issues no comment over rumours Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov has been killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Crimea
1 year ago

Russia issues no comment over rumours Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov has been killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Crimea

Daily Mail  

Russia has yet to comment on a swirl of unconfirmed rumours that Vladimir Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov was killed in a strike on a military command post in Crimea on Thursday. Ukraine claims to have struck two major Russian military bases in the occupied Crimea, in what Putin-appointed Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev described as 'the biggest attack to …

Two killed as Russia pounds Ukrainian cities with missiles following Putin's pledge for revenge
1 year ago

Two killed as Russia pounds Ukrainian cities with missiles following Putin's pledge for revenge

India TV News  

Russia pounded Ukraine's capital Kyiv and Kharkiv areas with heavy missile attacks on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to avenge a suspected Ukrainian attack in Belgorod that killed 24, as claimed by Moscow. "Explosions in the capital," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram app, after Ukraine's air force said that it …

More than half a million people left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after huge storm
1 year, 1 month ago

More than half a million people left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after huge storm

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than half a million …

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Monday launched a criminal investigation into military officers who organized a troop-honoring ceremony that was hit by a Russian missile strike, killing 19 soldiers in one of the deadliest single attacks reported by Ukrainian forces. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lamented the deaths of the men of the 128th Separate Mountain-Assault Brigade of Zakarpattia as a “tragedy …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 604
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 604

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Friday, October 20, 2023. The Ukrainian military said Russian forces carried out new air attacks in eastern, southern and northern Ukraine using 17 different weapons – including ballistic and cruise missiles and attack drones – on industrial and civilian infrastructure as well as military targets. Russia’s defence ministry said it scrambled two Su-27 fighter jets …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 602
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 602

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Fighting Ukrainian forces used United States-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time, inflicting heavy damage on airfields in eastern Luhansk and southern Berdiansk, which are occupied by Russia. Shtupun also said Ukrainian forces advancing south towards the Sea of Azov had registered “partial success” west of Verbove, one of a …

51 killed in strike on Ukrainian cafe in one of Russia’s deadliest attacks in months
1 year, 3 months ago

51 killed in strike on Ukrainian cafe in one of Russia’s deadliest attacks in months

LA Times  

Emergency workers search for victims of a Russian rocket attack that killed at least 51 people in the village of Hroza near Kharkiv, Ukraine. A Russian rocket struck a village cafe and store in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 3 dead
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 3 dead

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Saturday its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to attack a key bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula, forcing its temporary closure for a third time in less than a year. On Saturday afternoon, one civilian was killed and two wounded during shelling of Russia’s Belgorod region bordering …

Russia unleashes strikes against Ukraine; Kyiv targets Crimea bridge
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia unleashes strikes against Ukraine; Kyiv targets Crimea bridge

Al Jazeera  

Moscow and Kyiv step up retaliatory attacks as Ukraine seeks to dislodge Russian forces in the country’s south and east. At least 10 Russian missiles appear to have gotten through Ukraine’s air defences in an overnight attack, which Ukraine’s air force said involved 70 air assault weapons, including cruise and hypersonic missiles as well as Iranian-made drones. Despite waves of …

Ukraine admits to bombing Crimea bridge, Russian shelling damages landmark church in Ukraine's Kherson
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine admits to bombing Crimea bridge, Russian shelling damages landmark church in Ukraine's Kherson

ABC  

A senior Ukrainian military figure has admitted for the first time that an attack last month on a bridge linking Russia and Crimea — as well as a previous attack on the same bridge last year — were carried out by Ukrainian forces. Key points: Eight people were wounded in two shelling attacks on the cathedral St Catherine's Cathedral used …

Drone hits Crimean ammunition depot as Russia blames journalist death on cluster munition
1 year, 5 months ago

Drone hits Crimean ammunition depot as Russia blames journalist death on cluster munition

ABC  

A drone has hit an ammunition depot in central Crimea on Saturday, sparking an explosion, less than a week after a strike on a key bridge linking the peninsula to Russia prompted Moscow to exit a landmark grain export deal and pound Ukraine's seaports with drones and missiles. Key points: Rail services across the Crimea bridge have reportedly been halted …

Key Russian bridge to Crimea is struck again as Putin vows response to attack that killed 2
1 year, 5 months ago

Key Russian bridge to Crimea is struck again as Putin vows response to attack that killed 2

Associated Press  

An attack before dawn Monday damaged a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, forcing the span’s temporary closure for a second time in less than a year. Putin ordered authorities to “thoroughly investigate what happened,” to come up with “concrete proposals to enhance security of this …

Crimea bridge attack: What happened, why is the bridge important?
1 year, 5 months ago

Crimea bridge attack: What happened, why is the bridge important?

Al Jazeera  

The bridge suffered damage after one of its sections was blown up, killing two people and wounding a child. Traffic on the single bridge that links Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea and serves as a key supply route for the Kremlin’s forces in the war with Ukraine came to a standstill on Monday after one of its sections was blown up, …

'Blasts' on Crimea Bridge kill 2, key Russian supply line damaged
1 year, 5 months ago

'Blasts' on Crimea Bridge kill 2, key Russian supply line damaged

India Today  

A couple from Russia's Belgorod region was killed and their child injured after the Crimea Bridge was damaged in an "emergency incident", Russian officials said on Monday. Russia's Grey Zone channel, a heavily followed Telegram channel affiliated with the Wagner mercenary group, reported that there were two strikes on the bridge at 03:04 a.m. and 03:20 a.m. Amid reports of …

Two killed, child wounded in ’emergency’ on Russian Crimea bridge
1 year, 5 months ago

Two killed, child wounded in ’emergency’ on Russian Crimea bridge

Al Jazeera  

Officials report ’emergency’ on bridge linking Crimea to Russian mainland and urge residents not to travel via the overpass. Two people have been killed and a child wounded in an “emergency situation” on a Russian-built bridge linking the annexed Crimean Peninsula to Russia’s Krasnodar region, according to officials. The Russian TASS news agency said train traffic on the bridge may …

2 killed in explosions on bridge connecting Crimea with Russia, 'emergency' declared
1 year, 5 months ago

2 killed in explosions on bridge connecting Crimea with Russia, 'emergency' declared

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: At least two people were killed after explosions occurred on the bridge connecting the Crimea Peninsula to Russia, following what Russian officials described as an 'emergency' on the bridge. As the operation commenced on the Kerch bridge, traffic has been halted as reports of the explosions broke out, according to AP. The extent of the damage on the …

Explosions disrupt traffic on a key bridge from Crimea to Russia's mainland
1 year, 5 months ago

Explosions disrupt traffic on a key bridge from Crimea to Russia's mainland

NPR  

Explosions disrupt traffic on a key bridge from Crimea to Russia's mainland Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP MOSCOW – At least two people reportedly died and another was injured early on Monday after what Russian authorities said was a Ukrainian attack on a key bridge linking the Russian mainland to the annexed peninsula of Crimea. Russian media reported …

Russian attacks in Ukraine leave 3 killed, 17 wounded. Spain highlights European support for Kyiv
1 year, 6 months ago

Russian attacks in Ukraine leave 3 killed, 17 wounded. Spain highlights European support for Kyiv

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials reported more civilian casualties from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south on Saturday, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez began a visit to Kyiv as a show of continuing support from Madrid and the European Union for Ukraine’s fight to dislodge invading Russian forces. In an address to Ukraine’s parliament that received several …

Russia claims it thwarted Ukrainian attacks in provinces annexed by Moscow
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia claims it thwarted Ukrainian attacks in provinces annexed by Moscow

The Hindu  

Russian officials on June 5 said their forces had thwarted large Ukrainian attacks in two provinces of Ukraine annexed by Moscow on Sunday. Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a rare early-morning video on Monday that its forces had pushed back a “large-scale” assault at five points in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province, one of four regions that President Vladimir Putin claimed …

Russian forces say they thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian forces say they thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops

India Today  

Russia said on Monday that its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops. Russia's defence ministry said Ukraine had attacked with six mechanised and two tank battalions in southern Donetsk, where Moscow has long suspected Ukraine would seek to drive a …

US believes 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December
1 year, 8 months ago

US believes 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been injured since fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine in December, according to an estimate by the White House. Russia is the aggressor.” The head of Ukrainian ground forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that Russia continued to exert “maximum effort” to take Bakhmut but that it so far had failed. Ukrainian air defences destroyed 15 …

Russia blames drone attack for Crimea fuel depot blaze
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia blames drone attack for Crimea fuel depot blaze

Al Jazeera  

Huge fire broke out at a fuel depot in Sevastopol city on the peninsula where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is based. A Ukrainian military intelligence official said more than 10 tanks of oil products with a capacity of about 40,000 tonnes intended for use by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet were destroyed, RBC Ukraine reported. Andriy Yusov did not claim that …

As Russia continues shelling, Pope Francis urges peace in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

As Russia continues shelling, Pope Francis urges peace in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Over the weekend, Russian forces reportedly launched dozens of attacks on various parts of Ukraine. Weekend shelling by Russian forces has killed at least seven civilians, Ukrainian officials have reported, as Pope Francis used his traditional Easter message to highlight the war in Ukraine. Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said two men died on Sunday in shelling in Kupiansk, a city …

Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A top Ukrainian official on Sunday outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to Russia. Russian troops are trying to capture the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as part of their efforts to take …

As counteroffensive plans take shape, Ukrainian official offers vision of a Crimea without Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

As counteroffensive plans take shape, Ukrainian official offers vision of a Crimea without Russia

ABC  

A top Ukrainian official has outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take if the country reclaims control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to Russia. Key points: Oleksiy Danilov has published a plan for the Ukrainian government if it takes back control of Crimea The plan includes dismantling …

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says
1 year, 9 months ago

War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says

India Today  

Russia's war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed 363 sports facilities, the country's sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, said on Saturday. Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics or other sports competitions. READ | Russia, accused of war …

Russia-Ukraine war: The Story so far
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: The Story so far

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war : On February 24, 2022, the temperature was around 20 degrees below freezing point when millions of Ukrainians woke up with sirens of perilous emergency. During his 30-minute long speech, the Russian President cited two reasons for his vicious action-- Ukraine's willingness to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states …

Russia: 14 killed in ‘deliberate’ attack on hospital in Ukraine
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia: 14 killed in ‘deliberate’ attack on hospital in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine strike by US-supplied HIMARS rocket hit medical facility in Russian-held settlement of Novoaidar, defence ministry says. ‘Yet another crime’ Meanwhile, three people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded following a Russian attack on the city of Konstantynivka in eastern Ukraine, the local governor said on Saturday. Kyrylenko said rescue workers and police were at the scene, …

Ukraine wakes up to deadly attacks after securing battle tanks
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine wakes up to deadly attacks after securing battle tanks

Al Jazeera  

Eleven people were killed in a nationwide strike a day after Russia warned Western tank deliveries signal an escalation. Thursday’s rush-hour assault came a day after Kyiv secured the battle tanks it has long called for from Germany and the United States, a development Russia warned was a “dangerous” escalation. Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, said a missile killed …

Russia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talks
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talks

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Friday that Western demands it should pull out completely from Ukraine as part of any future talks to end the war effectively rule out any such negotiations, as Russian strikes continued and a Ukrainian official set his country’s battle losses at up to 13,000 troops. Scholz’s office said he made clear to Putin “that there …

How Ukraine's Kyiv was plunged into darkness after Russian missile attack
2 years, 2 months ago

How Ukraine's Kyiv was plunged into darkness after Russian missile attack

Hindustan Times  

Russian missile attack severely damaged a key energy facility close to Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, the country’s grid operator said. Kyiv’s regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Saturday that though the attack on the unidentified facility did not kill or wound anyone, it impacted the electricity services in the capital. In its largest coordinated missile attacks in Ukraine since late February, …

Dangerous spiral: The Hindu Editorial on Crimea bridge bombing and Russia’s retaliation
2 years, 2 months ago

Dangerous spiral: The Hindu Editorial on Crimea bridge bombing and Russia’s retaliation

The Hindu  

The massive Russian bombing of cities across Ukraine that followed a blast at the Kerch Strait bridge linking the Russian mainland to the Crimean Peninsula suggests that the Ukraine war is in a dangerous escalatory spiral with no way out in sight. Saturday’s attack on the Russian-built bridge was cheered by many in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser Mykhailo …

Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia retaliated Monday for an attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its most widespread strikes against Ukraine in months, a lethal barrage that smashed civilian targets, knocked out power and water, shattered buildings and killed at least 14 people. Andriy Yermak, a senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the strikes had no “practical military sense” …

Belarus: Lukashenko announces he will deploy 'joint military task force' with Russia
2 years, 3 months ago

Belarus: Lukashenko announces he will deploy 'joint military task force' with Russia

Daily Mail  

Fears were raised today that Belarus could join the conflict in Ukraine after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he will deploy a 'joint military task force' with Russia on the country's western border. Fears were raised today that Belarus could join the conflict in Ukraine after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he will deploy a 'joint military task force' with Russia on …

On deadly strikes in Ukraine, Putin doubles down on threat: ‘We'll respond’
2 years, 3 months ago

On deadly strikes in Ukraine, Putin doubles down on threat: ‘We'll respond’

Hindustan Times  

As deadly Russian strikes hit multiple Ukrainian cities including Kyiv on Monday, president Vladimir Putin threatened “harsh response” to what he termed “terrorist attacks” against Russia after wave of strikes which were in response to an attack on the Kerch bridge linking Russia and Crimea. Russia-Ukraine War: The Kerch bridge attack was a “terrorist attack", Vladimir Putin said. Russia launched …

Russia escalates war against Ukraine after Crimea bridge attack, launches over 80 missiles, 10 killed
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia escalates war against Ukraine after Crimea bridge attack, launches over 80 missiles, 10 killed

India TV News  

Highlights At least 10 people were killed while close to 60 were injured in the attacks This intense attack by Russia marked a sudden military escalation in its assault on Ukraine Russia targeted civilian areas and energy infrastructure as air raid sirens sounded in every region Russia-Ukraine War : Russia struck several Ukrainian cities in which at least 10 people …

Bridge too far: Why blast on key Crimea link bodes ill for Russia
2 years, 3 months ago

Bridge too far: Why blast on key Crimea link bodes ill for Russia

Al Jazeera  

Bridge attack damaged the strategic supply and logistics artery for Russian forces but it was a huge boost for Ukrainian morale. Despite heavy security, innovative defences and dire warnings of retaliation if targeted, this symbol of Russian pride and engineering — at 19km the longest bridge in Europe — was severely damaged by what Russia said was a Ukrainian truck …

Putin calls Kerch Bridge attack “a terrorist act” by Kyiv
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin calls Kerch Bridge attack “a terrorist act” by Kyiv

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services. “There’s no doubt it was a terrorist act directed at the destruction of critically important civilian infrastructure of the Russian Federation,” Putin said during a meeting with …

Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 17 following bridge attack
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 17 following bridge attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Zaporizhzhia: A Russian barrage pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said on Sunday. The multiple strikes came after an explosion Saturday caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia, damaging an important supply artery for the Kremlin's faltering war effort …

Crimea bridge resumes traffic after blast, Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander
2 years, 3 months ago

Crimea bridge resumes traffic after blast, Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander

The Hindu  

Traffic resumed on October 8 over a key bridge linking Russia with Crimea - seen as a symbol of the Kremlin’s annexation of the peninsula - after it was partially destroyed by an explosion Moscow blamed on a truck bomb. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told reporters “traffic has been fully restored” on the bridge’s railway, according to state …

Traffic resumes on Crimea bridge, probe into blast under way
2 years, 3 months ago

Traffic resumes on Crimea bridge, probe into blast under way

Al Jazeera  

The 19km Kerch Bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces, was hit by a blast on Saturday, killing three people. The 19km Kerch bridge was hit by a blast around dawn on Saturday, killing three people, setting several oil tankers ablaze and collapsing two car lanes, Russian investigators said. The Kerch bridge blast came a day after Putin’s 70th …

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