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Vladimir Putin thought Crimea bridge was indestructible... until 'Ukraine bombed it'

Months ago Russian media reported that the Crimea bridge - which connects Russia to its illegally annexed territory - was impossible to attack due to the defence systems protecting it, which included "military-trained dolphins" and underwater warning sirens

Daily Mirror

Factbox-The bridge linking Russia to the Crimean peninsula

The road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula was damaged in a powerful blast on Saturday, hitting a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine. Following are key facts about the bridge.

Reuters

Nobel prize will give us ‘strength’, says Ukraine NGO head

Oleksandra Matviychuk says the prize will give them ‘more strength’ in their efforts to fight for human rights.

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Bridge explosion big loss for Putin

Kerch bridge was opened by Putin in 2018 and is crucial for the transportation of Russian military supplies

Salon

Trump news - live: Trump reportedly tried to trade Mar-a-Lago records for documents about Russia investigation

This allegation would confirm that Mr Trump knew last year that he had documents that belonged to the federal government

The Independent UK

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.

Bangkok Post

Fireball damages bridge linking Russia and Crimea

The bridge has been a longtime symbol of Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim to the Crimean Peninsula.

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NATO must do more to counter Putin's 'delusions of grandeur' - German minister

NATO must do more to protect itself against Russia and President Vladimir Putin, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Saturday, because we "cannot know how far Putin's delusions of grandeur can go".

Reuters

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.

France 24

If Putin falls, is it really good news?

Putin faces multiple crises and his grip on power may be fading. None of that will solve the West's problems

Salon

Ukraine taunts Russia with 'what's next?' jibe and says bridge blast was 'beginning'

A suspected car bomb destroyed a section of the Kerch Bridge, connecting Crimea to mainland Russia. When it was built it was hailed as a symbol Crimea was Russian with officials boasting about just how well defended it was

Daily Mirror

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

Ukraine decrees N. territories under Russian occupation

KYIV -- The Ukrainian parliament voted to confirm Friday that it regards Japan's northern territories as under Russian occupation, and to support Japan in negotiations over the islands.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Russian troops in Ukraine can get all necessary supplies via land and sea - ministry

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that Russian troops fighting in the Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia regions of southern Ukraine could receive all the supplies they needed via existing land and sea corridors, after a bridge linking Russia to Crimea was badly damaged by a blast.

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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.

Evening Standard

Russian leadership ‘facing internal backlash following Ukraine war setbacks’

Ukraine has been steadily retaking territory occupied by Russia, including in the four regions it illegally annexed recently

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.

WEKU

A Ukrainian city struggles after Russian forces blew up its water supply

Russian missiles ruptured Mykolaiv's pipelines. They stretch across territory under Russian control, making it impossible for municipal workers to repair them. With winter coming, worries are rising.

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The Guardian - UK

Putin’s war is illegal – and Russians fleeing the draft may have the right to asylum

The 1951 refugee convention should be upheld by Russia’s neighbours as people refusing to fight in Ukraine seek safety, says Oxford University international law lecturer Nicole Stybnarova

Reuters

Ukraine seeks to rebuild economy with defiant small businesses

Victoriia Maslova abandoned her herbal cosmetics factory in the Ukrainian town of Bucha on the first day of Russia's invasion of the country, fleeing to Poland with her mother and three younger brothers when rockets began hitting a nearby airport.

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Here’s why Ukraine is winning: It is fighting a modern war while Russia’s army is lost in WWII

As I was watching YouTube videos of Ukrainian forces advancing against Russian troops, my mind flashed back to a conversation I had in a pizza restaurant in Kharkiv in July with a 50-year-old Ukrainian military volunteer whose moniker was Sergo.

Daily Mirror

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

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

Reuters

Zaporizhzhia plant down to diesel generators as shelling cuts power essential for cooling

Overnight shelling cut power to Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which needs cooling to avoid a meltdown, forcing it to switch to emergency generators, Ukraine's state nuclear company and the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Saturday.

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