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Russia seeks 20-year jail sentence for Kremlin critic Navalny

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a jail term of 20 years for the already imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who denounced Russia's "senseless war" in his last statement to the court. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: US cluster bombs being used by Kyiv against Russia, White House confirms – as it happened

Controversial munitions being deployed in the field, says John Kirby; UN security council to meet over grain deal collapse

The Guardian - AU

‘Thousands evacuated’ after huge blast at military facility in Crimea

Russian-installed officials have not yet given a cause for the inferno

Evening Standard

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 511 of the invasion

Russia again attacks Ukrainian port of Odesa after pulling out of grain deal; fire reported at military base in Crimea

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow warns ships in Black Sea; video appears to show Prigozhin for first time since mutiny – as it happened

Defence ministry says it will consider all ships travelling to Black Sea ports as potential carriers of military equipment

The Guardian - AU

Drones target Crimea after Putin vows to avenge bridge blast

Ukraine and Russia accused each other of overnight drone attacks hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed revenge for a strike that damaged his flagship bridge to Crimea.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine war: Crimean bridge attack is another blow to Putin's strongman image

The bridge connecting mainland Russia across the Kerch strait with the illegally annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea was seriously damaged on July 17 2023, in what appears to be a successful strike by naval drones.

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Washington determined to support Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’, says top US general – as it happened

Gen Mark Milley and US Defence Secretary reassert backing for Ukraine and say its forces are making progress against Russia

The Guardian - AU

Top US general says Ukraine’s counteroffensive is 'far from a failure'

Ukraine’s counteroffensive is "far from a failure" but the fight ahead will be "long" and "bloody", the top US General Mark Milley said on Tuesday. Milley's comments came after Russia attacked the Ukrainian port cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv in a “mass revenge strike” for an attack on the Crimean…

France 24

Crimea bridge attack: Everything to know about the Kerch bridge as critical Russian supply line attacked

Europe’s longest bridge connects the Russian city of Krasnodar in the east to Kerch in Russia-annexed Crimea

The Independent UK

Ukraine war live: Putin’s forces pushed back in south as Russia launches Odesa strikes

Zelensky’s troops continue offensive operations to the south and north of Bakhmut

The Independent UK

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

The strike was carried out by two Ukrainian maritime drones, Russian authorities said. Ukraine was coy about taking responsibility, saying it would reveal details on how the action was carried out after Kyiv won the war.

Chicago Sun-Times

Putin vows response against Ukraine over Crimea bridge blasts

President Vladimir Putin threatened to strike at Ukraine in retaliation for explosions that damaged Russia’s flagship bridge to Crimea.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine FA urges Fifa and Uefa to exclude Russia over Crimean clubs

Rubin Yalta and FC Sevastopol have joined the Russian league pyramid, with the move described as ‘a gross violation of Fifa and Uefa statutes’

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Tribune News Service

Russia says Ukrainian drone attacks damaged bridge to Crimea

Russia said two Ukrainian drones caused explosions that damaged its flagship bridge to Crimea, killing two people and causing the suspension of road and rail traffic.

The Independent UK

Russia stops crucial Ukraine grain export deal hours after attack on Crimea bridge

Countries call on Moscow to stop using food ‘as a weapon’ as the Kremlin decries a drone assault on the jewel in the crown of Putin’s infrastructure projects

Tribune News Service

Russia closes Crimea bridge after official declares ‘emergency’

Russia said two Ukrainian drones caused explosions that damaged its flagship bridge to Crimea, killing two people and causing the suspension of road and rail traffic.

Al Jazeera

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

The bridge suffered damage after one of its sections was blown up, killing two people and wounding a child.

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The Independent UK

The bridge that links Russia to Crimea is key to supplying the Ukraine war and for asserting control

The bridge connecting Russia-annexed Crimea to Russia carries heavy significance for Moscow both logistically and psychologically, as a key artery for Russian military and civilian supplies bound for Crimea and as an assertion of Russia’s control of the peninsula

The Guardian - UK

Why is the Kerch Bridge attack significant to the war in Ukraine?

Bridge is only direct link to mainland Russia from Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Two dead after explosions on Kerch Bridge linking Crimea and Russia

Road and rail link is only direct overland link between Russia and occupied Crimea. Plus, how we got addicted to weather apps

The Independent UK

Everything to know about the Crimean bridge as critical Russian supply line attacked

Europe’s longest bridge connects the Russian city of Krasnodar in the east to Kerch in Russia-annexed Crimea

WEKU

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

Traffic on a key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland was disrupted Monday after one of its sections was blown up in what Russian officials said was a Ukrainian attack that killed two.

Evening Standard

Underwater ‘drones blew up key bridge’ linking Russia to Crimea killing two people

Unconfirmed reports claim bridge was attacked using ‘underwater drones’

The Guardian - UK

Two dead after explosions on Kerch Bridge linking Crimea and Russia

Only direct overland link damaged as Russia says it will pull out of UN-brokered grain deal

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