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The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

After the Crimean bridge attack, there are plenty of theories but few real answers

Theories abound about who is responsible for the attack and how they did it. On Wednesday, Russia arrested eight men alleged to have set off a truck bomb. Ukraine says Russia planned the attack.

WEKU

Strikes in Ukraine shine a spotlight on dwindling Russian missile stocks

Russia has unleashed a deluge of missile strikes on Ukraine in retaliation for the blast on Saturday that damaged the bridge to Crimea. Several military experts feel this operation is counterproductive as Moscow is struggling to replenish its weapons stocks.

France 24

UK to Supply Ukraine with Air Defense Missiles

Britain on Thursday said it would supply Ukraine with air defense missiles to defend itself against Russian assaults and will for the first time provide rockets capable of shooting down cruise missiles. The announcement comes after Western allies on Wednesday vowed to rapidly deliver new air defenses to Ukraine to…

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Ukraine seeks weapons to counter Russia’s ability to strike

In the 33rd week of the war, Russia retaliates brutally for Kerch Bridge blast and Ukraine calls for advanced weapons.

Al Jazeera

Russia arrests 8 people for the blast on a Crimea bridge as Ukraine denies involvement

Security agents arrested five Russians, two Ukrainians and an Armenian as suspects in the explosion, which disabled a critical link between Russia and the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014.

WEKU

Russia arrests eight over Crimea bridge attack as Putin again blames Ukraine

Five Russians, three Ukrainians and an Armenian held by police

The Independent UK

Clumsy Russian tank repair crew accidentally fires shell at family home injuring child

Russian Telegram channel Baza claims a tank crew "accidentally fired" a shell several miles into a home in Dzhankoy, Crimea, while repairing the vehicle

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Will Russia be able to maintain offensive?

KYIV -- Following two consecutive days of Russian military attacks on Ukraine's capital and elsewhere in retaliation for an explosion on a bridge that links Russian-occupied Crimea to Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin can be said to have demonstrated his stance that he would launch counteroffensives against attacks on "his…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Russia Arrests 8 People Over Involvement in Crimea Bridge Bombing

Russia’s top domestic security agency said Wednesday it arrested eight people on charges of involvement in the bombing of the main bridge linking Russia to Crimea. The Federal Security Service, known by the Russian acronym FSB, said it arrested five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia over Saturday’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia arrests eight suspects over Crimea bridge blast

Russia’s Federal Security Service says five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia have been arrested.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine says Russia's investigation into Crimea bridge blast is 'nonsense'

(Corrects role of official quoted)

Reuters

Eight detained over Crimea bridge explosion as Russia names who organised hit

On Saturday a suspected truck bomb blew up the Kerch bridge - which connects Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea - triggering the Kremlin's 24-hour aerial bombardment of seven Ukrainian cities

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war: Missile strikes ‘expose malice and cruelty of Putin’s invasion’, says US as war crimes probe launched

Prosecutors reveal they are investigating deadly Russian missile strikes in Kyiv and cities across Ukraine as possible war crimes

Evening Standard

Russia's FSB arrests eight for Crimean Bridge bombing

Russia's Federal Security Service said on Wednesday that it had detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia in connection with the bombing of a vital bridge to Crimea, an attack it said was masterminded by Ukraine.

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The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk denies report he spoke to Putin about use of nuclear weapons

Tesla boss, who recently floated his own peace plan, rejects claim he talked to Russian president about the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk denies speaking to Vladimir Putin before Tweeting Ukraine peace plan

The suggestions by Tesla CEO Elon Musk were widely condemned, including by Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Reuters

Bulgaria says truck that blew up on Crimea bridge was never on its territory

Bulgaria on Tuesday rejected reports that the truck linked to the powerful blast that damaged Russia's bridge to annexed Crimea had travelled via its territory.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: a desperate Russia defaults to attacking civilians

If you wanted an indication of how badly Russia’s war is going and how much pressure Vladimir Putin is under, then the missile attacks on Kyiv and Ukraine’s major cities over the last day or two are as good as any. These attacks have no military value; they won’t stall…

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Daily Mirror

Top Russian judge killed in Crimea bridge explosion after his Cadillac plunged into the sea

The judge’s death, not announced until days after others killed in the blast, may alter the way the explosion is viewed

The Independent UK

‘She was lovely, playing her violin’: Russian missiles kill civilians who fled frontline to start new life

Vladimir Putin’s revenge attack for the Crimea bridge explosion claimed innocent lives, as Kim Sengupta reports from Slovyansk

Al Jazeera

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

Attack damages strategic supply and logistics route for Russian forces, but it was a huge boost to Ukrainian morale.

Al Jazeera

Russia bombed Kyiv. What’s next for Ukraine?

Residents of Ukraine’s capital, who were used to a sense of relative calm, are once again hiding in shelters.

The Guardian - UK

The Treasures of Crimea review – Ukraine and Russia’s war over ancient gold

This fascinating and timely documentary about a collection of precious antiquities is full of dramatic twists and turns, and offers a microcosm of the current war

Tribune News Service

Putin threatens more strikes on Ukraine after missile blitz

President Vladimir Putin threatened further missile attacks on Ukraine after Russia hit Kyiv and other cities in the most intense barrage of strikes since the first days of its invasion, marking a dangerous new escalation in the war.

Dynamite News

'Terrorist act': Putin blames Ukraine for Crimea bridge explosion

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday termed the explosion on the Crimean bridge as a "terrorist attack" which was aimed at destroying the country's critical civilian infrastructure. Read more on Dynamite News:

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