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The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

Top Putin aide Kiriyenko visits Russian-controlled Kherson

President Vladimir Putin's first deputy chief of staff, Sergei Kiriyenko, has visited the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson, the Russian-installed governor of Crimea said.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin 'is the new Hitler and Russia doomed to fall like Nazi Germany'

Oleksiy Danilov, who is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s most trusted security adviser, dismissed any idea of a deal whereby Russia would keep Crimea

Daily Mirror

Explainer-Why Ukraine's southern Kherson region is a strategic prize

Ukrainian forces are piling pressure on Russian troops in the southern region of Kherson that Moscow occupied in February at the start of its invasion of Ukraine. Losing control of the region would be another big setback for President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

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Blowing up dam would only slow Ukrainian advance by two weeks in south - spy chief

Russia will slow Ukrainian troops' advance in the south by just two weeks if it blows up the vast Kakhovka dam, but such a move would flood territory occupied by Moscow and lose it a vital water canal for annexed Crimea, Kyiv's military spy chief said.

Reuters

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi to attend Ukraine forum in Zagreb

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in Congress, will attend a forum in Zagreb this week aimed at supporting Ukraine's independence and the return of the Crimean peninsula to Kyiv, her office announced on Sunday.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: What would retreat from Kherson mean for Russia?

Ukrainian forces pressing an offensive in the country's south have zeroed in on Kherson, a regional capital that was seized by Russia in the early days of the war

The Independent UK

Iranian Revolutionary Guard accused of helping Russian forces operate drones in Crimea

‘Iran and Russia, they can lie to the world, but they certainly can’t hide the facts’ a US official said

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Russia-Ukraine war: US pledges ‘unwavering commitment’ to Ukraine; Zelenskiy accuses Russia of delaying grain ships – as it happened

Lloyd Austin and Sergei Shoigu also agree to maintain lines of communication; Ukrainian president says Russia delaying ships’ passage

The Guardian - AU

Iranian Trainers on the Ground Help Russia with Ukraine Drone Attacks, US Says

The United States said on Thursday that Iranian military trainers were in Crimea helping Russian forces operate Iranian-made drones to attack targets in Ukraine, adding an alarming strand to a war that has heightened geopolitical tensions. Ukrainian citizens endured the first day of nationwide scheduled power outages since the war…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war - latest: Kyiv vows to ‘hit back harder’ if Putin attacks Kakhovka dam

Moscow has resorted to the plot because “nuclear blackmail did not work”, the office of President Zelensky claims

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 240 of the invasion

Iranian advisers helping Russia on the ground in Crimea, says US; Moscow-backed officials ‘evacuate’ people from Kherson

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy calls on West to warn Russia not to blow up dam

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to warn Russia not to blow up a dam that would flood a large area of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepared to push Moscow's troops from the occupied city of Kherson.

Reuters

Iran provides ‘technical support’ for Russian drones killing civilians, says US

Iranians brought trainers and technical support to Crimea to help Russians use drones ‘with better lethality’, White House says

The Guardian - US

White House says Iran helping Russia ‘on the ground’ in Crimea

Washington accuses Tehran of training Russian military on Iranian-made drones used in recent deadly attacks in Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

US: Iranian troops in Crimea backing Russian drone strikes

The White House says the U.S. has evidence that Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian population

Reuters

Russia using Iranian drones in attacks on Ukraine, White House says

Russian military personnel based in Crimea have been piloting Iranian drones to attack Ukraine, White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday, adding that Washington was looking at imposing new sanctions on Tehran.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Iran Sends Drone Trainers to Crimea to Aid Russian Army

Iran has sent trainers to Crimea to help Russians overcome problems with the fleet of drones that they purchased from Tehran, the New York Times quoted current and former US officials as saying. The Iranian trainers are operating from a Russian military base in Crimea where many of the drones…

Reuters

UK Defence Ministry: Russian logistical issues intensify after Crimea bridge blast

Logistical issues faced by Russian forces in southern Ukraine have become more acute following damage to a key bridge to Crimea on Oct. 8, a British intelligence update said on Monday.

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Elon Musk Denies Being Privy To Putin’s Plans For Using Nuclear Weapons Against Ukraine

Eurasia Group CEO Ian Bremmer alleges Putin Told Musk About His Plan To Use Nuclear Weapon Against Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Musk Says Cannot Fund Starlink in Ukraine Indefinitely

Elon Musk said Friday that SpaceX would not be able to pay for Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine indefinitely, while the US military confirmed it was communicating with the billionaire's company about funding for the key network. The discussions come as Musk has been embroiled in public spats with Ukrainian…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Resolve needed amid Russian missile strikes

Russia's response this week to an attack on a critical Crimean bridge reflected the difference between the governments in Kyiv and Moscow.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk suggests he is pulling internet service from Ukraine after ambassador told him to ‘f*** off’

‘We are not in a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine,’ says SpaceX boss

Reuters

Crimea bridge repairs to be finished by July 2023 - Russian government document

Repairs to the bridge between the annexed Crimean peninsula and southern Russia, which was damaged in an explosion last Saturday, are to be finished by July 2023, a document published on the Russian government's website said.

WEKU

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.

France 24

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.

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