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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.

WEKU

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

The Guardian - UK

Terrifying footage shows Russian bridge to Crimea hit by huge 'truck bomb' explosion

The footage - which appears to show a truck exploding as it crossed the Crimean Bridge - increases the likelihood that Putin's key crossing was targeted by a Ukrainian attack in the hours after his 70th birthday

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Huge fire on important bridge in Crimea as US says Ukraine could retake region

The Kerch bridge represens a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsular

Nottingham Post

Ukraine presidential advisor says Crimea bridge 'must be destroyed' following damage

A Ukrainian presidential advisor posted a message on Twitter after conflicting reports of an explosion or fire on Saturday that damaged the bridge connecting the Russian mainland to the occupied Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, calling it "the beginning" but not directly claiming Ukrainian responsibility.

Reuters

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Crimea: Bridge linked to Russia reopens after explosion kills three

Russia’s RIA state news agency reported that a fuel tank caught fire on the Kerch bridge at around 6am on Saturday morning

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Kerch bridge linking Russia to Crimea damaged in explosion

Russia opens criminal probe into the blast that blew up the vital bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to the mainland.

Al Jazeera

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’

The Guardian - AU

Three killed as huge explosion causes key Crimea-Russia road bridge to collapse – as it happened

Blast early on Saturday causes road bridge to collapse and engulfs rail bridge in flames

The Guardian - AU

Explosion damages Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia

An explosion on the Kerch road-and-rail bridge, the sole land link between Crimea and Russia, set oil tankers ablaze and caused the collapse of two car lanes, Russian authorities said Saturday. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has lost its external power connection as a result of Russian shelling and is…

France 24

Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion

Section of Kerch bridge collapses after blast, seen as major blow to Russian military prestige

The Guardian - AU

Russia launches biggest air strikes since start of Ukraine war

Russia rained cruise missiles on busy Ukrainian cities on Monday in what the United States called "horrific strikes", killing civilians and knocking out power and heat with its most widespread air attacks since the start of the war.

Reuters

Huge fire erupts on bridge to Crimea days after US said Ukraine could retake region

A huge blaze is ripping through a bridge to the Crimea, with a whole road section pictured having collapsed and fallen into the sea, and it comes as a US official claims that Crimea could be retaken

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Evening Standard

Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has ‘already lost’ as Ukraine ‘could reclaim Crimea’

The US says there is now a ‘distinct possibility’ of Ukraine reclaiming Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014

Daily Mirror

Rapidly advancing Ukraine troops 'could retake Crimea' from floundering Russia

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said troops had taken three more villages near Kherson as they continue to push back Russian forces and a US officer said taking Crimea is a possibility

Al Jazeera

Ukraine takes swaths of territory, despite Russia’s mobilisation

In week 32 of the war, Kyiv makes more advances in the east and south while Moscow pulls back forces from Crimea.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Forget about diplomacy. Putin’s annexation guarantees a longer war

September was a rocky month for Vladimir Putin, the Russian strongman used to getting his way after more than two decades at the top of Russia’s political hierarchy.

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Reason

Law, Justice, and Russia's Attempted Annexation of Four Ukrainian Regions

Vladimir Putin's annexation plan is indefensible on both legal and moral grounds. Some of the reasons why have broader implications for normative theories of secession and self-determination.

Daily Mirror

Zelensky hits back as Elon Musk sets up Twitter poll on annexed areas of Ukraine

The Tesla billionaire's comments have drawn criticism from Ukrainian's and western leaders after posing a poll on Twitter asking how to end Russia's war with Ukraine

WEKU

Elon Musk's peace plan for Ukraine draws condemnation from Zelenskyy

The Tesla CEO tweeted a plan that includes allowing Russia to keep Crimea, which it seized in 2014. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded that Musk was taking sides with Russia.

The Independent UK

Musk's plan to end Russian war infuriates Ukraine on Twitter

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gotten into a Twitter tussle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the tech billionaire floated a divisive proposal to end Russia’s invasion

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elon Musk in Row with Zelensky over Russia 'Peace Plan'

US billionaire Elon Musk was embroiled in a social media spat with Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday over his ideas on ending Russia's invasion. Musk sparked the controversy on Twitter by proposing a peace deal involving re-running under UN supervision annexation referendums in Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions, acknowledging…

ABC News

Elon Musk in row with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy over Twitter poll suggesting Russia should keep Crimea

Elon Musk's suggestion that Russia could be allowed to keep areas it has illegally annexed draws a heated response from Ukrainian leaders.

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy hits back as Elon Musk sets up Twitter poll on annexed areas of Ukraine

Outrage and condemnation over billionaire’s suggestions including formally making Crimea part of Russia

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