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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.

Tribune News Service

What is the MoD taking in its tea? There’s no way Britain will be in a three-front war by 2030

The outgoing defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has got the begging bowl out again. But his fearmongering about Russia and the Pacific is irresponsible, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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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Impunity over Wagner mutiny signals further degradation of rule of law in Russia

When mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led his rebels in a short-lived mutiny, many observers focused on how it would challenge the Kremlin politically – few looked at how the episode and the reaction of the Russian authorities undermine the country’s legal system.

The Conversation

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 Independent 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

Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny

More mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner military contractor have rolled into Belarus, continuing their relocation to the ex-Soviet nation following last month’s short-lived mutiny

The Independent UK

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Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal. Here's what it means for the rest of the world

The U.N.-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative allowed Ukraine to ship food to other parts of the world during the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's suspending the deal for now.

WEKU

UK hits Russian officials with sanctions over the forced deportation of Ukrainian children

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly accuses them of seeking to ‘erase Ukrainian cultural and national identity’

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Putin halts Russia’s role in famine-busting Black Sea grain export deal

Vladimir Putin has halted Russia’s participation in the Black Sea grain export deal, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Evening Standard

Black Sea grain deal in peril as UN, Turkey await Russia response

UN, Turkish officials awaiting Russian response as last cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa.

Al Jazeera

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

The Guardian - UK

The underground Crimean Tatar group taking up arms against Russia

The Atesh guerrilla group is active behind Russian lines, and leaders of the Indigenous movement say they are ready if they can get the weapons

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Russia has ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs, Putin warns Ukraine

Vladimir Putin said in an interview that Russia had a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, warning that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal action” if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons

The Independent UK

Ukraine war - live: ‘Drone attack’ on Crimea bridge hits critical supply line as Putin ends grain deal

A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured after multiple reports of explosions on the bridge while her parents both died

The Guardian - AU

Putin says Russia preparing response to Crimea bridge attack; US condemns Moscow grain deal exit – as it happened

Russian president calls attack ‘cruel and senseless’ after Kerch Bridge hit by latest strike; Antony Blinken says Russia exit from deal ‘unconscionable’

Chicago Sun-Times

Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs as Ukraine gets its own supply from U.S.

Cluster bombs are munitions that open in the air and release scores of smaller bomblets. They are seen by the U.S. as a way to help bolster Ukraine in its offensive.

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 509

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 509th day.

Tribune News Service

China intensifies military drills with Russia amid US sanctions

Chinese President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that hasn’t stopped China edging closer to Moscow’s military in another way: direct engagement.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 509 of the invasion

‘Fierce battles’ in eastern Ukraine as fighting intensifies, Kyiv says; Russia seizes control of shares in Danone and Carlsberg subsidiaries

Al Jazeera

East Ukraine fighting ‘intensifies’ as Putin dismisses offensive

Kyiv says fighting in eastern Ukraine ‘intensified’ as Moscow warns it has a ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs.

Tribune News Service

Putin asserts ‘right’ to use cluster bombs while denying he has

President Vladimir Putin said Russia would use cluster bombs if they’re used against his troops, while denying - despite evidence - that Kremlin forces have already used the controversial munitions in Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

Drones shot down over Crimea, Moscow claims; Putin says Russia has stockpile of cluster bombs – as it happened

Russia says air defence forces intercepted attacks over port city of Sevastopol; Putin says Russia will take ‘reciprocal’ action if devices used on his troops

WEKU

A deal that lets Ukraine export grain during its war with Russia is about to expire

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a part of the agreement that would have eased similar exports from his country has not been satisfied.

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