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African leaders allied with Russia had grown used to dealing with Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the swaggering, profane mercenary leader who traveled the continent by private jet, offering to prop up shaky regimes with guns and propaganda in return for gold and diamonds. But the Russian delegation that toured three African countries last week was led by a very different figure, the starchy deputy defense minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov. Dressed in a khaki uniform and a “telnyashka” — the horizontally-striped undergarment of Russian armed forces — he signaled conformity and restraint, giving assurances wrapped in polite language. “We will do our best to help you,” he said at a news conference in Burkina Faso. The contrast with the flamboyant Mr. Prigozhin could not have been sharper, and it aligned with the message the Kremlin was delivering: After Mr. Prigozhin’s death in a plane crash last month, Russia’s operations in Africa were coming under new management.

Persons: Yevgeny V, Yunus, bek Yevkurov, —, ”, Prigozhin, Prigozhin’s Locations: Russia, Burkina Faso, Africa

CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired his defense minister, citing the need for “new approaches” as the war with Russia enters its 19th month. “This week, parliament will be asked to make a personnel decision … I have decided to replace the minister of defense of Ukraine. The president nominated Rustem Umerov, the former people’s deputy of Ukraine, to become the new defense minister. “The Verkhovna Rada (legislature) of Ukraine knows this person well, and Mr. Umerov does not need any additional introductions,” Zelensky said. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov at Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 10, 2023.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, …, Oleksii Reznikov, ” Zelensky, Rustem Umerov, Umerov, “, ” Reznikov, Zelensky, Yurii, Reznikov, Ihor Kolomoisky Organizations: CNN, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian Defense, NATO, European Union, Transparency International Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Europe, Brussels

☆ Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 2 dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A general view of the Crimea bridge as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Crimea on July 25, 2023. A key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, the Kerch bridge has come under repeated attack since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. On Saturday afternoon, one civilian was killed and two wounded during shelling of Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Belgorod Gov. Meanwhile, four people were wounded in the Ukrainian shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Moscow-installed mayor Aleksei Kulemzin said Saturday. One person was killed and two were wounded during shelling of Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Saturday, according to Gov.

Persons: Vyacheslav Gladkov, Roman Starovoit, Aleksei Kulemzin, Oleh, Oleksandr Vilkul, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Hanna Maliar, Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Dmitry Peskov, Putin, Erdogan Organizations: Saturday, Russia's Defense Ministry, Kremlin, Belgorod Gov, Russian, Gov, Donetsk, Moscow Locations: Crimea, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Kerch, Russia's Belgorod, Belgorod, Valuysky, Grayvoronsky, Kursk, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Ukraine's, Kherson, Kryvyi, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Ankara, Russia's Black, Sochi

☆ Ukraine's counteroffensive in the south has achieved 'some success against that 2nd line of Russian defenses,' top US official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's counteroffensive in the south had made "notable progress," a top US official said. Ukrainian forces are battling complex Russian defenses, including dense minefields and fortifications. "They have achieved some success against that second line of Russian defenses," Kirby added. As Ukraine troops push forward, they have come up against complex Russian defenses, including dense minefields and fortifications, according to the Institute for the Study of War think tank. Ukraine aims is to reach the Sea of Azov, where it aims to split Russian occupation forces in two.

Persons: John Kirby, Kirby, Hanna Maliar Organizations: Service, White, National Security, Guardian, Institute for, New York Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Robotyne, Verbove, Zaporizhzhia, Azov

☆ Pentagon Vows to Move Quickly to Buy More Drones, Citing China Threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Eric Lipton | More About Eric Lipton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The commitment came from Kathleen Hicks, the deputy defense secretary. The Pentagon, Ms. Hicks conceded, is “too risk averse” as “our system was built for the industrial age, not the information age, let alone the age of A.I.,” referring to artificial intelligence and citing criticism she has raised or heard from others. “I’ll let you in on a little secret,” she said, according to a transcript of her prepared remarks before the National Defense Industrial Association in Washington. As one of the world’s largest organizations, it’s often hard to see ourselves clearly, and get out of our own way. So I’m far from satisfied that everything is working as it should.”

Persons: Kathleen Hicks, Hicks, “ I’ll, ”, “ Organizations: Pentagon, National Defense Industrial Association Locations: China, Russian, Washington

☆ Ukraine Says It Retook a Village, a Win That Highlights the Rough Going
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Constant Méheut | More About Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine’s military said on Monday that its forces had retaken the southern village of Robotyne, a tactical victory that underlines the immense challenge Kyiv’s counteroffensive faces in punching through deep and dense Russian defenses. The capture of Robotyne would mean that Ukrainian forces have penetrated the first layer of minefields, tank traps, trenches and bunkers installed by the Russians since they invaded, military analysts say, potentially creating new strategic opportunities. The ultimate target of the thrust to Robotyne is the city of Melitopol, about 45 miles farther south, and more layers of Russian defenses lie in the way. “Robotyne has been liberated,” said Hanna Malyar, a Ukrainian deputy defense minister. She told the Military Media Center, a platform for Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, that Ukrainian forces were now advancing southeast toward the villages of Novoprokopivka and Ocheretuvato despite “fierce resistance” from Russian forces.

Persons: “ Robotyne, ”, Hanna Malyar Organizations: Military Media Center, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense Locations: Robotyne, Melitopol, Ukrainian, Novoprokopivka

☆ Russian-backed general admits his troops 'cannot win' against Ukraine and suggests freezing the front line where it is
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the Vostok Battalion, said his troops "cannot win" against Ukraine. The Vostok Battalion was forced to surrender a key Ukrainian village earlier this month. In a lengthy Telegram post on Thursday, Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the Vostok Battalion fighting in southern Ukraine, predicted a stalemate between the two sides. He left that post in 2014 and has been commanding troops in the Donbas region ever since. In December, Khodakovsky suggested that the only way Russia could win the war is by using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, according to The Kyiv Post.

Persons: Alexander Khodakovsky, Khodakovsky, Hanna Maliar, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Vostok Battalion, Ukraine, Service, Institute for, Kyiv Post, CNN, Alpha, Security Service of Ukraine, Donetsk People's, Reuters Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kyiv, Donetsk, Russia, Donetsk People's Republic, Moscow

☆ A Russian general who was relieved of command in Ukraine died after 'a long illness,' official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Russian general has died after a "long illness," an official said in a Telegram post. Colonel General Gennady Zhidko was a senior officer heavily involved in attacking Ukraine. But after a series of humiliating defeats last year, Zhidko was removed from his post. Colonel General Gennady Zhidko, a former deputy defense minister, was leading Russian forces fighting in Ukraine from May 2022 to last autumn. Zhidko was eventually replaced by General Sergei Surovikin, who was then replaced by Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov in January this year.

Persons: Gennady Zhidko, Zhidko, Mikhail Degtyarev, Degtyarev, Mediazona —, Sergei Surovikin, Staff Valery Gerasimov Organizations: Service, Newsweek, Kremlin, Staff, West Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Moscow, Kharkiv, Khabarovsk Krai, London

Heavy artillery fire prevented entry into the village, as Russian forces shelled Ukrainian troops holding the area. Drone footage of the intense fight for the village has emerged in which dozens of Russian troops can be seen fleeing to the village’s south. More than 100 countries have banned the use of cluster weapons via treaty, though the Ukraine, Russia and the United States are not signatories to that international treaty. By comparison, Russian cluster weapons, also said to be in use during their invasion of Ukraine, are claimed by Western officials to have a dud rate of 30%. CNN was unable to confirm the devices identified by experts as likely cluster munitions in the videos from Urozhaine were US-supplied weapons.

Persons: Hanna Maliar, treelines, Dykyi, ” Dykyi, Biden, “, Harry Potter, ” Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, CNN, Marines, Western, Ukrainian, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Reuters Locations: Urozhaine, Ukraine, Mariupol, Russia, United States, Russian

☆ Ukraine shared video it says shows Russian soldiers fleeing a recaptured village 'in panic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense shared footage of Russian troops leaving a recaptured village. Russian troops fled Urozhaine "in panic," the ministry said. The 50-second video also shows a soldier planting a Ukrainian flag. And in a Telegram post on Wednesday, Ukraine's deputy defense minister, Hanna Maliar, said "Urozhaine liberated. Ukraine's troops have scrambled to make significant headway in recent months, while struggling to overcome Russia's extensive defenses.

Persons: Hanna Maliar, Urozhaine, Alexander Sergeevich Khodakovsky Organizations: Ministry of Defense, Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, 38th Marine Brigades, —, Russian Vostok Battalion Locations: Russian, Urozhaine, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Donetsk

☆ Wild video shows Ukrainian troops taking a blast to their US-donated Humvee, which they credit with saving their lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine shared dramatic footage of soldiers apparently surviving a blast that hit a US-supplied Humvee. The video shows the inside of the vehicle suddenly engulfed in flames and smoke. In a tweet sharing the footage, the Ukrainian ministry thanked the US for the vehicle, saying: "Your Humvees save the lives of our soldiers." The Humvee's turret operator is seen exiting the humvee amid clouds of smoke, apparently unharmed, in footage shared on August 16, 2023. Ukrainian officials have previously praised the life-preserving qualities of speedy, robust military vehicles that have been donated by the US.

Persons: —, Hanna Maliar, Maliar Organizations: US, Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, —, 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade, Ukraine's MOD, Twitter, Bradley, Russian Grad Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine minister says Urozhaine recaptured; Russia strikes damage Danube grain silo
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar during a media briefing of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv on April 13, 2023. Ukraine's deputy defense minister said Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had recaptured the occupied eastern village of Urozhaine. Danube ports have become a key export source for Ukrainian grain since Russia suspended the Black Sea Grain initiative in July. The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down three drones in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow early Wednesday. It is the latest in a series of drones Russia says it has downed while they were on approach to, or over, the capital in recent months.

Persons: Hanna Maliar Organizations: Security and Defense Forces of, Russian Defense Ministry Locations: Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Donetsk, Urozhaine, Russia, Kaluga, Moscow, Ukraine

CNN —Ukrainian forces have retaken the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after days of punishing battles as part of its counteroffensive against Russia. It lies near the village of Staromaiorske, which Ukrainian soldiers liberated earlier this month. Troops were seen in video released by Kyiv's forces raising the Ukrainian flag in Urozhaine after reclaiming the village. Russian forces inside Urozhaine had been in a precarious situation for some time. It is about saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, minimizing losses… And most importantly, it is about de-escalation,” he added.

Persons: Andrii Kovalov, ”, Hanna Maliar, Urozhaine, ” Kovalov, Russia “, Lyman, Mykhailo Podolyak, “, Podolyak Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Wednesday, Troops, Kyiv's, Marine Brigade, Brigades, Urozhaine, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Urozhaine, Donetsk, Russia, Ukrainian, Russian, Staromaiorske, ”, Ukraine, Bakhmut, Marinka, Azov, Crimea

☆ Ukraine Recaptures a Small Village as Russian Forces Retreat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Marc Santora | More About Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian forces have retaken the tiny village of Urozhaine, moving farther into the Mokri Yaly River Valley in the south of the country, after more than a week of battling Russian troops, as Kyiv pushed on with a grinding counteroffensive that has struggled to break through entrenched Russian lines. “Urozhaine has been liberated,” Hanna Malyar, a Ukrainian deputy defense minister, said in a statement on Wednesday, one day after Russian forces said they had retreated from the village. The Russian Vostok battalion, which took part in the battle, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday, “We lost Urozhaine.”It is the first village known to have been recaptured by Kyiv’s forces since they reclaimed Staromaiorske in July. As with other territory Ukraine has recaptured, it is retaking control of a village decimated by war: Urozhaine had a population of fewer than 1,000 people before Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Persons: Urozhaine, ” Hanna Malyar, “ Organizations: Russian Vostok battalion Locations: Urozhaine, Ukrainian, Russian, Staromaiorske, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Ukraine is evacuating towns in an area it reclaimed last year, in a sign it could be losing ground to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine announced a mandatory evacuation of towns and villages under its control in the northeast. It's a sign Ukraine may be losing ground there, as Ukraine also reports shelling and a bomb attack. But Ukraine says it's stopping Russian advances in the area, as it continues its counteroffensive. The Kupiansk city military administration announced on Thursday a mandatory evacuation of towns and villages near the combat zone, citing shelling and the security situation in the area. The evacuation applies to almost 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the Kupiansk district, the Associated Press reported.

Persons: it's, Hanna Maliar, Liudmila Sezonova, Sezonova, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Associated Press, BBC, New York Times, Times, Russian, CNN Locations: Ukraine, It's, Wall, Silicon, Kharkiv, Russia, Kupiansk, Kindrasivka

CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed all officials in charge of regional military recruitment centers amid a widespread corruption scandal. A scandal linked to the procurement of war-time supplies had already led to Zelensky firing a slew of senior Ukrainian officials at the start of the year, and prompted Ukraine’s deputy defense minister Viacheslav Shapovalov to resign after allegations of corruption surfaced in the media. “I have just held a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council,” he said in a video clip. “One key issue is the results of the inspection of military registration and enlistment offices. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau said it was investigating “high-profile media reports” into allegations that Ukraine’s defense ministry was buying military provisions, including food for the troops, at inflated prices.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Viacheslav Shapovalov, Zelensky, “, ”, ” Zelensky, Oleksii Symonenko, Ivan Lukerya, Nehoda, Vitalii Organizations: CNN, National Security and Defense Council, “, Corruption

☆ China praises Ukraine talks in Saudi that Russia said were ‘doomed to fail’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Kremlin officials said Russia had not been invited to the talks but was monitoring them, state media reported. Beijing had steered clear of a previous round of talks in Denmark in June, but has deepened ties with Saudi Arabia in recent years. China scored a diplomatic win in the Middle East earlier this year when it helped broker a landmark normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran. In a statement from the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of “benefiting from views and positive suggestions” made during the meeting. In the meantime, the prospect of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine seem as far-fetched as ever, as the grueling war approaches the 18-month mark.

Persons: “, Musaed bin Mohammed Al, Jake Sullivan, Eurasian Affairs Li Hui, Li “, …, ”, Li, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, ” “, Dmytro Kuleba, Russia –, Sergei Ryabkov, Ryabkov Organizations: CNN, Beijing, Reuters, Kremlin, Saudi, Aiba, Eurasian Affairs, Western, China, Russia, Moscow ”, Saudi Press Agency Locations: Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Jeddah, United States, Beijing, Denmark, Saudi, Moscow, Ukraine’s, Kyiv, ” “ Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian, Riyadh, Iran, OPEC, India

☆ Ukraine claims it broke through part of Russia's fearsome defensive line in its counterattack. The next layer is even worse.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine claimed it broke through Russian defensive lines in the south of the country. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The country's deputy defense minister, Hanna Maliar, gave an update on operations, claiming that the Russian defenses had been pierced. Russia's elaborate defensive lines have proven to be more effective than expected, particularly through minefields, barricades and anti-tank traps. In some areas the dense minefields have forced Ukrainian soldiers to leave behind their advanced Western tanks and progress on foot.

Persons: Ukraine's, Hanna Maliar, Anton Gerashchenko, Maliar Organizations: Service Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Wall, Silicon

☆ A feared Ukrainian female sniper the Russians call 'Punisher' says women can be especially deadly on the battlefield because a male soldier might hesitate to take a shot, but a woman 'never' does
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian female sniper says a man might hesitate to shoot the enemy, but she would never. "If a man hesitates whether to make a shot or not, a woman will never," Evgeniya Emerald told the BBC's Olga Malchevska. Evgeniya told the BBC. The sniper owned a jewelry business before Russia's invasion, and recently married a fellow Ukrainian soldier on the frontlines. The sniper told the outlet that she was nine when she fired her first gun, and hit five targets with five rounds.

Persons: Evgeniya Emerald, Emerald, Olga Malchevska, She's, Evgeniya, Joan of Arc, —, Dad Organizations: BBC, Evgeniya, Service, Ukrainian, for War Locations: Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Nazi, Russian

☆ Ukraine says it took out 2 Russian T-72 tanks using a single US-supplied Bradley IFV
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two Russian T-72 tanks were taken out by a single US-supplied Bradley IFV, Ukraine says. Ukraine's deputy defense minister said the tanks were set aflame by the Bradley's anti-tank missiles. Ukraine is keen to demonstrate to Western allies how it is putting their military aid to good use. She said the vehicle took a direct hit from a Russian Grad rocket system — but was tough enough to keep going, while protecting everyone inside. "If we were using some Soviet armored personnel carrier we would all probably be dead after the first hit."

Persons: Bradley IFV, Hanna Maliar, Bradley, Maliar, Bradley IFVs Organizations: Service, Bradley, Russian, New, Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Russian Grad, ABC News Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian

☆ Russia is withholding meds, including insulin, from Ukrainians in occupied territories if they refuse to get a Russian passport
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainians in occupied Zaporizhzhia are unable to get basic subsidized meds without a Russian passport, Ukraine says. This follows the alleged blocking of medical care in several other occupied towns. Last June, Russian passports were handed out in Melitopol and Kherson, which were among the first cities to be captured in Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the move "a gross violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity." This was followed by a widely-condemned series of referenda on Russianizing the occupied regions, leading up to Putin's declaration, last September, that there were "four new regions of Russia."

Persons: Putin, Hanna Maliar Organizations: Service, Russian, National Resistance Center, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UK's Ministry of Defense, Geneva Convention Locations: Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Melitopol, Kherson, Russia's, Ukraine's, Russian, Geneva

CNN —An “emergency incident” has been reported on the Crimean Bridge, halting traffic on the only link between the annexed peninsula and Russia, a Moscow-backed official said Monday. Sergey Aksenov, the Russia-appointed head of Crimea, did not specify the nature of the incident. Last October, a huge blast partially damaged the bridge, causing parts of it to collapse. The nearly 12-mile bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, is the longest in Europe and carries both road and rail traffic. It holds huge strategic and symbolic importance for Russia, which built the 19-kilometer bridge at a cost of around $3.7 billion after Moscow illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

Persons: Sergey Aksenov, Russian Federation Vitaly Savelyev, ” Aksenov, Igor Mikhailichenko, Aksenov, Vladimir Putin’s, Hanna Maliar Organizations: CNN, Transport, Russian Federation, Ministers Locations: Russia, Moscow, Crimea, Republic of Crimea, Kerch, Europe, Crimean, Ukraine

☆ Russia's war in Ukraine: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Christian Edwards | Ed Upright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir near the town of Nikopol after the Nova Kakhovka dam breach in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on June 16, 2023. Zakharova responded by calling Ukraine “a terrorist regime.”“Now they have embarked on a plan for ‘their own salvation’ - systematic damage to the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The NATO summit should have focused on this very subject. After all, the vast majority of the Alliance members will find themselves in the direct hit zone,” she said. However, Zakharova’s claim that the “majority” of NATO members will find themselves in the hit zone is false.

Persons: Alina Smutko, Maria Zakharova, Zakharova, Hanna Maliar, Ukraine “, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Vladimir Putin, ” William Alberque, Zakhorova, Read Organizations: Reuters Russia's Foreign, NATO, Zaporizhzhia NPP, Alliance, Ukrainian, Technology, International Institute for Strategy Studies, CNN Locations: Kakhovka, Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Ukraine marks 500 days of war by admitting it blew up Russia's bridge to Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian official says the bridge to Crimea was targeted last year to disrupt Russian logistics. The bridge was seriously damaged after a truck rigged with explosives blew up while traveling on it. At the time, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of carrying out a "terrorist act." She noted that Saturday marks 273 days since the "first strike" on the bridge, which was carried out "in order to break the logistics of the Russians." Ukrainian responsibility for the October 2022 attack has been an open secret.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Hanna Maliar, —, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, — Putin Organizations: Service, New York Times, Twitter, Moscow Times Locations: Crimea, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Kerch, Russia

☆ The war in Ukraine will define Biden’s legacy, but peril and uncertainty lie ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

They include:— A war of words between Ukraine and Russia over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of readying a bomb attack. The back-and-forth is raising fears of another alarming new dimension to a war already marred by alleged war crimes and terrible suffering among civilians. In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that the potential for “sabotage” by Ukraine at the plant was high. Given Russia’s previous nuclear rhetoric and fog of war misinformation, many Western observers are likely to give Zelensky the benefit of the doubt. Zelensky argued in the interview that the uprising exposed splits inside Russia over the war and an erosion of Russians’ positions.

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