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☆ Ukraine Launches Drone Attacks on Belgorod, Oryol Regions - Russia's Defence Ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Russia's air defence systems destroyed Ukraine-launched drones over the Belgorod and Oryol regions late on Monday, the Russian defence ministry said, with local officials saying that there was no destruction or casualties. The ministry, in posts on the Telegram messaging platform, said that two drones were destroyed over the Oryol region in Russia's southwest and one over the Belgorod region, which border with Ukraine. Governors of both of the regions said there was no destruction or casualties. In recent months, drone and missile attacks deep into Russia and on Russian-controlled territory have increased significantly, with Moscow blaming Kyiv for the strikes. Ukraine seldom comments on the attacks, but it has said that destroying Russia's military infrastructure far away from the front lines undermines Moscow's war efforts and helps Kyiv's ongoing counteroffensive to reclaim land Russia has occupied.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Belgorod, Oryol, Russia's, Russia, Moscow, Melbourne

☆ Russia's Corvette Carries Out Firing Drills at Baltic Sea - Russia's Defence Ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

(Reuters) - Russia's Stoikiy corvette of the Baltic Fleet carried out firing drills at mock targets in the Baltic Sea, the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday. The crew of the small warship conducted a series of scheduled exercises, firing at surface and air targets in a "difficult jamming environment" with the use of electronic countermeasures of a possible enemy, the ministry said. "The sea range of the Baltic Fleet, where the exercise took place, was declared temporarily dangerous for civil shipping and aviation flights," the ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging platform. It was not clear when the drills took place. The Baltic Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy is headquartered in Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania, both NATO member states, on the Baltic Sea.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Reuters, Baltic Fleet, Baltic, Fleet, Russian Navy, NATO Locations: Baltic, Kaliningrad, Russian, Poland, Lithuania, Melbourne

☆ Russian air attack on Ukraine's Lviv injures one, sparks fire - Ukraine's officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 19 (Reuters) - The western Ukrainian city of Lviv was rocked by blasts in the early hours on Tuesday, with local officials saying the Russian air attack injured one man and caused a major fire at an industrial warehouse. "A woman and a man were found under the rubble in Lviv. Lviv city mayor Andriy Sadovyi said air raid alerts for the region were called off after nearly three hours at around 0300 GMT. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack at the time, saying Russia was behind it. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Maxim Kozitsky, Andriy Sadovyi, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Lidia Kelly, Christopher Cushing, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, New York Times, The New York Times, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Lviv, Lviv's, Russia, Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, Melbourne

☆ Russian attack kills one, causes fire in west Ukrainian city of Lviv - officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Firefighters work at a site of an industrial warehouse damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine September 19, 2023. Lviv governor Maxim Kozitsky said firefighters were tackling the blaze and that a 26-year-old man had been taken to hospital. "I want to emphasise that these are ordinary industrial warehouses. He said Russian forces had launched 18 drones in the attack and that 15 had been shot down, including seven that were directly over the Lviv region. At least seven people were killed in July when a Russian missile slammed into a residential building in Lviv, which is far from front lines.

Persons: Maxim Kozitsky, Andriy Sadovyi, Kozitsky, Lidia Kelly, Anna Pruchnicka, Christopher Cushing, Michael Perry, Timothy Organizations: Press, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Lviv, Russian, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Lviv, Russia, Ukrainian, Moscow, Melbourne

☆ Rifle, fur hat, drones: North Korea's Kim returns with gifts from Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train at a railway station in the town of Artyom outside Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, September 17, 2023. Following are some of the items he is bringing back to the "friendship" museum, where gifts received by the North's three generations of leaders are kept. GIFTS FROM RUSSIAAfter his summit with Russian President Putin, Kim received a Russian-made rifle "of the highest quality," according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Kim received a fur hat from Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Vladivostok, where he inspected Russian nuclear bombers, fighter jets equipped with hypersonic missiles and a warship. And Comrade Kim Jong Un liked it,” Matsegora said.

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☆ Russian Missiles Hit Agriculture Facility in Odesa - Ukraine's Air Force
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine early on Sunday, targeting chiefly the southern parts of the Odesa region and hitting an agriculture facility there, Ukraine's Air Forces said on the Telegram messaging app. Russia launched six Iranian-made Shahed drones and 10 cruise missiles, with Ukraine's forces destroying six drones and six missiles before they hit their target, the Air Force said. "Fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, mobile fire groups and other means of attack were involved in repelling the air attack," the Air Force said. The extent of the damage was not immediately known and it was not clear what facility was hit. The Air Force said only that emergency services were on the site.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Kim Coghill Organizations: Reuters, Ukraine's Air Forces, Air Force, Fighter Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Odesa, Black, Melbourne

☆ Armenia Discusses Its International Criminal Court Plans With Russia - TASS
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Armenia discussed with Russia its plans to come under the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction, Russian media said on Sunday, a move strongly opposed by Moscow after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin. Relations between the traditional allies have frayed badly since Putin launched an invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022. Yerevan has said it was moving to come under the court's jurisdiction, prompting Moscow to warn of "serious consequences" if it did. The warrant obliges the court's 123 member states to detain and transfer Putin if he sets foot on their territory. The ambassador at large of Armenia's Foreign Ministry, Edmon Marukyan, said Yereven has sent "proposals" on the issue to Moscow, the TASS news agency reported.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Edmon Marukyan, Yereven, Marukyan, Nikol Pashinyan, Lidia Kelly, William Mallard Organizations: Reuters, Kremlin, Armenia's Foreign Ministry, TASS Locations: Armenia, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Yerevan, The Hague, Azerbaijan, Nagorno, Karabakh, Rome, Russian, Republic of Armenia, Baku, Melbourne

☆ Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attacks on Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Russia's air forces thwarted a coordinated Ukrainian attack on Crimea early on Sunday, destroying at least six drones that were targeting the peninsula from different directions, the Russian defence ministry said. Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in a broadly condemned move in 2014. According to preliminary information, there were no injuries or casualties from the falling drone debris in Istra, Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app. Russian TASS state news agency reported that at least 24 flights were delayed at Moscow's major airports - a frequent move by aviation authorities during drone strikes on the capital. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by David Gregorio and Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin, Lidia Kelly, David Gregorio, Kim Coghill Organizations: Russian TASS, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Crimea, Ukraine, Crimean, Moscow, Russia, Istra, Melbourne

☆ Russian missiles hit agriculture facility in Odesa, Ukraine's Air Force says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Grain is placed on Ukrainian and Russian flags in this picture illustration taken May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 17 (Reuters) - Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine early on Sunday, targeting chiefly the southern parts of the Odesa region and hitting an agriculture facility there, Ukraine's Air Forces said on the Telegram messaging app. Russia launched six Iranian-made Shahed drones and 10 cruise missiles, with Ukraine's forces destroying six drones and six missiles before they hit their target, the Air Force said. "Fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, mobile fire groups and other means of attack were involved in repelling the air attack," the Air Force said. The entire territory of Ukraine was under air raid alerts for several hours.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Oleh Kiper, Kiper, Lidia Kelly, Pavel Polityuk, Kim Coghill, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Ukraine's Air Forces, Air Force, Fighter, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Odesa, Black, Berezivskiy district, Melbourne, Kyiv

☆ Armenia discusses its International Criminal Court plans with Russia - TASS
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Armenia discussed with Russia its plans to come under the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction, Russian media said on Sunday, a move strongly opposed by Moscow after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin. Relations between the traditional allies have frayed badly since Putin launched an invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022. Yerevan has said it was moving to come under the court's jurisdiction, prompting Moscow to warn of "serious consequences" if it did. The warrant obliges the court's 123 member states to detain and transfer Putin if he sets foot on their territory. The ambassador at large of Armenia's Foreign Ministry, Edmon Marukyan, said Yereven has sent "proposals" on the issue to Moscow, the TASS news agency reported.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Edmon Marukyan, Yereven, Marukyan, Nikol Pashinyan, Lidia Kelly, William Mallard Organizations: Kremlin, Armenia's Foreign Ministry, TASS, Thomson Locations: Armenia, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Yerevan, The Hague, Azerbaijan, Nagorno, Karabakh, Rome, Russian, Republic of Armenia, Baku, Melbourne

☆ Five Killed, One Wounded in Donetsk, Russian-Installed Official Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Five civilians were killed and one wounded as a result of intense Ukrainian shelling of the Donetsk region on Saturday, said a Russian-installed official in the eastern region of Ukraine. The five were killed in the Kirov and Kuibyshevskyi districts and a woman was injured in Svetlodarsk, Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed head of the region, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters could not independently verify the information out of Donetsk, which with some other parts of eastern Ukraine has been partly controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 2014. On Saturday, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported heavy fighting and partial success of its forces as part of Ukraine's counteroffensive to reclaim land occupied by Russia in its 19-month invasion. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by William Mallard)

Persons: Denis Pushilin, Lidia Kelly, William Mallard Organizations: Reuters, Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces Locations: Donetsk, Russian, Ukraine, Kirov, Kuibyshevskyi, Svetlodarsk, Kyiv, Russia, Melbourne

☆ Kim Jong Un discusses stronger North Korea ties with Russia in a 'fresh heyday'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Ju-Min Park | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, as he visits Vladivostok, Russia, September 16, 2023 released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 17, 2023. During his visit to Russia, Kim inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships on Saturday, accompanied by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. South Korea and the U.S. said on Friday military cooperation between North Korea and Russia would violate U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang and that the allies would ensure there was a price to pay. Moscow is discussing joint military exercises with North Korea, Shoigu told Russian media. Earlier this month, North Korea launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine".

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Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured), speaks at the U.S. The ambassador, Rahm Emanuel, has always spoken in "a colorful manner," said Matthew Miller, restraining a smile, although he declined to say whether Emanuel's comments had been cleared by the State Department. "I would guess that the Chinese government views Ambassador Emanuel's remarks as authoritative and deliberate signaling. I doubt that's the case," said Bonnie Glaser, a China expert at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. All of that suggests that the administration is unlikely to rein in its Japan ambassador.

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☆ Russia calls talks with North Korea 'important' amid geopolitical changes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov upon arrival in Khasan, Russia, September 12, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 13, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - The upcoming talks between the leaders of Russia and North Korea are important against the backdrop of the geopolitical changes in the world, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman told RIA news agency in remarks published on Wednesday. "Of course, against this background, bilateral contacts are very important. And the situation on the Korean Peninsula is, of course, of utmost importance for security and stability in the region," RIA cited Zakharova as saying. Editing by Gerry DoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Alexander Kozlov, Vladimir Putin, Maria Zakharova, Zakharova, Lidia Kelly, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Russian Natural Resources, North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, United Arab, Thomson Locations: Khasan, Russia, North Korea, Washington, United States, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Melbourne

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. DPRK is short for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's formal name. At the opening of the meeting with Putin, Kim said it was an unwavering position of the North to further develop its traditional friendship and ties with Russia. Russian media said Putin showed Kim around the building where Russia's new space launch rocket, the Angara, is assembled. Humanitarian aid to North Korea and U.N. Security Council resolutions imposed on Pyongyang may also be discussed, Russian officials have said.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, North, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Smirnov, Kim, Putin, Kim Jong, Moscow, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, KCNA, Jo Chun Ryong, Hyunsu Yim, Josh Smith, Soo, hyang Choi, Lidia Kelly, Guy Faulconbridge, Jack Kim, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Sputnik, REUTERS Acquire, North, DPRK, Democratic People's, Russia, Kremlin, Vostochny, Munitions Industry, Thomson Locations: Amur, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, MOSCOW, SEOUL, Washington, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North, Moscow, Ukraine, Pyongyang, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia's, South, United States, Korea, Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne

☆ Crimean shipyard on fire after Ukraine missile attack - Russia-installed governor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire on Wednesday after Ukraine launched a missile attack on the port, injuring at least 24 people, the Russia-installed governor of the city said. Razvozhayev said earlier, without providing details, that the fire was sparked in result of a Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol. The strategic Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, builds and repairs ships and submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which has launched drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Tom Hogue and Michael Perry/Guy FaulconbridgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Alexey Pavlishak, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Lidia Kelly, Tom Hogue, Michael Perry, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: REUTERS, Sevastopol Shipyard, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: Sevastopol, Crimea, Crimean, Russia, Moscow, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv, Melbourne

☆ Russia says Crimean shipyard on fire, two ships damaged in Ukraine missile attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and two ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port, Russia's defence ministry said. "As a result of being hit by enemy cruise missiles, two ships under repair were damaged," the ministry said. The strategic shipyard on the peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, builds and repairs ships and submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive.

Persons: Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Alexey Pavlishak, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev, Lidia Kelly, Tom Hogue, Michael Perry, Guy Faulconbridge, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, Sevastopol Shipyard, Fleet, Thomson Locations: Sevastopol, Crimea, Crimean, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Kyiv, Melbourne

November Brent crude futures rose 28 cents to $90.92 a barrel at 0300 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for October edged 35 cents higher to $87.64. The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting next week, though views are split over whether the Fed will raise rates or pause again in November. The European Commission on Monday forecast the euro zone to grow more slowly than previously expected in 2023 and 2024. The IEA last month lowered its 2024 forecast for oil demand growth to 1 million bpd, citing lackluster macroeconomic conditions. OPEC's August report, meanwhile, kept its 2.25 million bpd demand growth forecast for 2024 unchanged.

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☆ Russian plane with 159 aboard makes emergency landing in Novosibirsk region - agencies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/4] A view shows Russia's Ural Airlines plane flying from Sochi to Omsk after an emergency landing in western Siberia's Novosibirsk region, Russia, in this still image from video published September 12, 2023. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSept 12 (Reuters) - Russia's Ural Airlines plane with 159 people aboard and flying from Sochi to Omsk made an emergency landing in western Siberia's Novosibirsk region, Russian agencies reported on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or the reason for the emergency landing. Russia's Interfax news agency reported that there were 159 people aboard. Earlier, TASS reported that the plane carried 156 people.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Edmund Klamann Organizations: Airlines, Russian Emergencies Ministry, REUTERS Acquire, TASS, Thomson Locations: Sochi, Omsk, Siberia's Novosibirsk, Russia, Melbourne

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by government officials, departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. Pyongyang and Moscow have denied that North Korea would supply arms to Russia, which has expended vast stocks of weapons in more than 18 months of war. "The presence of Jo Chun Ryong indicates that North Korea and Russia will conclude some type of agreement for munitions purchases," said Michael Madden, a North Korea leadership expert at the Washington-based Stimson Center. The U.S. State Department said any transfer of arms from North Korea to Russia would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions, which ban any arms transactions with North Korea. Russia had voted, along with China, to approve Security Council resolutions as late as 2017 punishing North Korea for ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests.

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☆ DOJ seems worried about Google 'squashing' startups, says former Facebook general counsel
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDOJ seems worried about Google 'squashing' startups, says former Facebook general counselChris Kelly, Kelly Investments founder, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss how strong the DOJ's case is against Google, which side of the case Kelly would like to represent, and the explanation for how companies get prosecuted in antitrust law.

Persons: Chris Kelly, Kelly Organizations: Google, Kelly Investments

☆ Putin, China's Vice Premier to Discuss High-Level Contacts for End of Year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing will discuss during their meeting bilateral contacts at the "highest-level" by the end of the year, Russian agencies cited Kremlin's spokesman as saying on Tuesday. Putin is to meet the Chinese vice premier in Vladivostok where Russia is holding a major economic forum this week. "[This is] another opportunity to quickly compare notes, including in the context of bilateral contacts at the highest level planned before the end of this year," Russian agencies cited spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yury Ushakov said in July that Putin planned to visit China in October at the time of its third "Belt and Road" forum, responding to an invitation issued by Xi during a high-profile state visit to Russia in March. (This story has been corrected to fix the title to China's vice premier, not vice president, in the headline and paragraphs 1 and 2)(Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Zhang Guoqing, Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Yury Ushakov, Xi, Lidia Kelly, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: Reuters Locations: Vladivostok, Russia, Kremlin, China, Melbourne

☆ Crimean Bridge traffic reopens after temporary halt -operator
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A view shows the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 12 (Reuters) - Traffic on the main bridge linking the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, has reopened after a temporary suspension, the Russian-installed operator of the bridge said early on Tuesday. The administration did not disclose the reason for the suspension in the statement on its Telegram messaging channel. The Crimean Bridge has been a target of increased air and sea drone attacks in recent months. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne and Ron Popeski in Winnipeg; Editing by Chris Reese and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Stringer, Lidia Kelly, Ron Popeski, Chris Reese Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Kerch, Crimea, Crimean, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Melbourne, Winnipeg

☆ Myanmar Receives First Shipment of Russia's Su-30 Fighter Jets - RIA
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar's trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday. "Two aircraft have already been delivered," Than told RIA on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russia's annual forum aimed at developing economic cooperation in the region and encouraging foreign investment, which starts on Sunday in the port of Vladivostok. Russia and Myanmar signed a contract in September 2022 for the delivery of six Su-30SME fighter jets, RIA said. The Sukhoi Su-30SME multi-role fighter jet is designed for enemy's aerial targets engagement, aerial reconnaissance, combat employment and pilot training, according to Rosoboronexport, Russia's state-controlled arms exporter. Russia's defence minister and top diplomat have visited Myanmar, while junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been to Russia several times since 2021 and was given an honorary doctorate.

Persons: Charlie Than, Sukhoi Su, Min Aung Hlaing, Lidia Kelly, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: Reuters, Eastern Economic, RIA, Russian TASS, East Economic, United Locations: Myanmar, Russian, Vladivostok, Russia, Rosoboronexport, Russia's, United States, Melbourne

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