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Wheelchair-bound Russian told to fight in Ukraine in latest shameful conscription blunder

Oleg Vasiliev, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, has reportedly been called up to fight in Ukraine despite being barely able to move his body as Vladimir Putin desperately tries to turn the tide in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Scholz, Biden agree Kremlin's nuclear threats 'irresponsible' in phonecall

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Sunday and agreed the Kremlin's latest nuclear threats were "irresponsible" and its partial mobilization "a serious mistake", according to a German government statement.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of attacking Crimea bridge in ‘act of terrorism’

Russian president says there is ‘no doubt’ Ukraine is behind attack

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Putin calls emergency security council meeting after bridge blast humiliation

The Russian president is under pressure as Ukraine forces re-take territory

Evening Standard

Putin says Ukraine planned Crimea bridge explosion, calls it terrorism

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the explosion on a key bridge linking Crimea and the Russian mainland was a terrorist act planned by the Ukrainian special services.

Reuters

Putin blames Ukraine for Crimea bridge explosion

President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of carrying out an attack that badly damaged a key bridge linking annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland, his first comments on an episode that further highlighted the woes of his military in the eighth month of its invasion.

Tribune News Service

Putin to meet top security officials Monday in wake of Crimea bridge explosion

President Vladimir Putin’s next steps in Ukraine may become clearer after he meets Monday with his top security officials, two days after a massive blast ripped through a key bridge that links annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland.

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Putin in crunch Security Council meeting amid fears he'll 'go nuclear' over Crimea bridge

The vital bridge connecting Crimea to mainland Russia was partially destroyed in a blast. Putin had previously said any attack on the Kerch Strait would spark "judgment day"

Daily Mirror

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

Will Vladimir Putin use nuclear weapons? Experts reveal possible Russian targets

Vladimir Putin has suffered serious blows following his invasion in February from the loss of troops and high-ranking military officials to losing gains they made in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin will step up Ukraine war 'out of revenge' for Crimea bridge blast

At least three people died yesterday morning when an explosion tore off a section of the 12-mile Kerch Bridge - a key road-and-rail supply route and the only link between mainland Russia and its illegally annexed territory of Crimea

Daily Mirror

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

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

Vladimir Putin's mouthpiece speechless to hear Russia doesn't have enough weapons to win

Andrey Kartapolov, who is a Russian politician and former army officer, was embroiled in a tense exchange with Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov

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Al Jazeera

‘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.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

Russia appoints notorious general to lead Ukraine offensive

Sergei Surovikin appointed on same day as explosion on Kerch bridge that has dealt blow to Vladimir Putin

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Nottingham Post

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

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’

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

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'confronted by own inner circle over Ukraine' as tensions flare in Russia

Russian business executives allegedly described the situation inside the Kremlin as being at 'breaking point'

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