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Putin accuses Ukraine of 'terrorism' in Russian media after Crimea bridge attack

The Russian President has called Saturday's attack on Kerch Bridge a 'terrorist act'

Manchester Evening News

Who is Surovikin, Russia’s new commander for the war in Ukraine?

Known for his ‘total ruthlessness,’ the Russian general has served in Tajikistan and Chechnya, as well as in Syria.

Al Jazeera

Traffic resumes on Crimea bridge, probe into blast under way

The Kerch Bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces, was hit by a blast on Saturday, killing three people.

Al Jazeera

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Pressure on Putin grows as his ‘jewel in the crown’ bridge to Crimea is blown up

The Kerch bridge, symbol of Russia’s occupation of the Crimean peninsula, was hit at dawn the day after the president’s birthday

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin calls Crimea bridge attack an ‘act of terrorism’ — as it happened

Russian president blames Ukrainian special services for ‘destroying critically important civilian infrastructure’

The Guardian - AU

Crimea Bridge Resumes Traffic after Blast, Russian Army Leadership Hanged

Traffic resumed Saturday 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. The Kremlin announced on the same day the appointment of a new…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mystery wave seen under Crimea bridge before blast amid speculation Ukraine used boat

Moscow furiously claimed a truck bomb caused the blast on the only bridge between Crimea and Russia, which killed at least three people - but a mysterious wave has observers speculating

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‘Shrinking operation’: Russia names new Ukraine war commander

Under battlefield pressure, Moscow appoints air force chief Sergey Surovikin to lead the faltering war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia races to reopen Crimea bridge damaged in fiery blast

President Vladimir Putin’s flagship bridge to Crimea was severely damaged in a blast that hit a fuel train and caused the partial collapse of the only road link running from the Russian mainland to the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014.

Tribune News Service

Putin appoints ‘brutal’ new senior commander for Ukraine war as Russian struggles continue

Sergei Surovikin feared to be responsible for potential war crimes in Syria and attacks on civilians in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia races to reopen key Crimea bridge damaged in fiery blast

Tribune News Service

Russia Names Air Force General to Lead its Forces in Ukraine

Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday named Air Force General Sergei Surovikin as the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, Moscow's third senior military appointment in the space of a week. The change follows the reported sacking earlier this week of the commanders of two of Russia's five military…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Behind Moscow’s bluster, sanctions are making Russia suffer

High oil and gas revenues notwithstanding, Putin’s ability to fight is being eaten away as the months go by

The Guardian - UK

Russia names air force general to lead its forces in Ukraine

Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday named Air Force General Sergei Surovikin as the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, Moscow's third senior military appointment in the space of a week.

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Bangkok Post

Moscow names new top general in Ukraine

Russia on Saturday appointed a new general to lead the Ukraine offensive after Moscow suffered a series of military setbacks that triggered criticism of the army’s leadership.

France 24

Viral video of Kim Jong-un meeting Vladimir Putin is actually from 2019

Twitter users have been sharing a video that they claim shows Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Moscow on September 30. However, it turns out the video was filmed in Vladivostok in April 2019 during the only official meeting between these two heads of state.

Bangkok Post

China's yuan becomes most traded foreign currency on Russian exchange

HONG KONG: The yuan surpassed the US dollar for the first time this week to become the most traded foreign currency on the Moscow exchange as tensions with the West push the Russian economy closer to China.

Bangkok Post

Blast damages Russia's sole land link to Crimea

Moscow says a truck explosion ignited a huge fire and severely damaged the Kerch bridge — Russia’s sole land link with annexed Crimea — and has vowed to find the perpetrators, without immediately blaming Ukraine.

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WEKU

A blast hits the bridge to Crimea, a key supply route in Russia's war

The 12-mile bridge has served as a key auto and rail supply line from Russia into Crimea. A Ukrainian official said the incident was just "the beginning," but stopped short of taking credit.

The Guardian - UK

Impact of Kerch bridge blast will be felt all the way to the Kremlin

Vladimir Putin opened road section in 2018 and Moscow had threatened reprisals if it was attacked

Tribune News Service

NATO once feared a Putin victory. Now it worries over his defeat

Russia’s latest wave of threats to use nuclear weapons and cut energy supplies even further so far haven’t scared off Ukraine’s allies in the U.S. and Europe, only hardening their will to see Kyiv win.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow: Car Bomb Sparked Fire on Key Crimean Bridge

A fire sparked by a car bomb has broken out on a key road and rail bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula to Russia, which annexed the territory from Ukraine in 2014, Moscow authorities said Saturday. "Today at 6:07 am (0307 GMT) on the road traffic side of the Crimean bridge…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 227 of the invasion

Blasts rock bridge linking Crimea to Russia; Zelenskiy warns on nuclear weapons; Moscow declares Russian rapper a ‘foreign agent’

Reuters

Don't cancel New Year celebrations because of war, says Moscow

There is no need for Russian regions to use the conflict with Ukraine as a reason to cancel celebrations to mark New Year, one of the country's most important holidays, a top defense ministry official said on Friday.

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: West must act now to stop Putin’s threat to world, says Zelensky

The Ukrainian president says the Kremlin has begun to ‘prepare their society’ for the use of nuclear weapons - but he does not believe Moscow is ready to use them

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