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LVIV, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine rained 15 cruise missiles on Russia's shipyard in the Crimean port city of Kerch on Saturday, damaging one ship, Russian defence ministry said, in an attack that could further undermine Moscow's striking capabilities. Moscow has often attacked Ukraine in the course of the 20-month-long war with Kalibr missiles. Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea, said there were no casualties in the Saturday attack on the shipyard in Kerch in Crimea. According to some Ukrainian war monitoring Telegram channels, a small Russian cruise missile carrier the Askold, was damaged in the attack. In September, the Russian defence ministry said that the Askold ship of the Black Sea Fleet was engaged in destroying Ukrainian targets in the waters off Crimea.

Persons: Mykola Oleshchuk, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Sergei Aksyonov, Maria Starkova, Elaine Monaghan, Lidia Kelly, Philippa Fletcher, Ros Russell, Andrew Heavens, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Air Force, Russian Navy, Kalibr, Ukraine's Air Force, Sea Fleet, Reuters, Black, Thomson Locations: LVIV, Ukraine, Crimean, Kerch, Moscow, Russian, Ukrainian, Crimea

☆ How Ukraine's counteroffensive has struggled so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But in mid-October, some Russian military bloggers reported that Ukrainian forces had formed a small bridgehead on the eastern bank. Shortly after, Ukrainian soldiers breached the first line of defences south of the town of Velyka Novosilka in the first known breakthrough of the counteroffensive. Military analysts and authorities in Kyiv said Ukraine had badly damaged a large landing ship and an attack submarine. Just over a week later, a Ukrainian missile attack hit Russia's Black Sea naval headquarters in Sevastopol. In mid-October, Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time, damaging airfields near Luhansk in Ukraine's east and in Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov, both under Russian control.

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☆ Elon Musk and Britain’s PM Rishi Sunak discuss AI’s risks and rewards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“I’m glad to see at this point that people are taking AI seriously,” Musk said to Sunak on Thursday. Musk and world leadersMusk’s conversation with Sunak is one of numerous chats with world leaders the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has joined in the past few months. Musk met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September, weeks before the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. Other big names that recently made time for Musk in their schedule include Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in June, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September. Sunak and Musk discussed how digital super-intelligence could affect the public and require regulation the same way industries such as aviation and cars require regulation.

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☆ Ukraine's counteroffensive has struggled, but Zelenskyy says the blow it dealt in the Black Sea is one for the history books
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Zelenskyy praised Ukraine's wins in the Black Sea, noting they'd "be in history textbooks." Ukraine's success in the battle for the Black Sea is what will be in history textbooks, though it's not discussed as often now." Ukraine's forces followed up that attack with a later strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters. AdvertisementAdvertisementSevastopol has been the longstanding headquarters of the Russian Black Sea fleet, a key part of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Whether or not those victories in the Black Sea are sufficient to call the counteroffensive a success is debatable.

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☆ Fire at refinery near major port Novorossiisk put out - Russian authorities
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 29 (Reuters) - A fire that broke out in early hours of Sunday at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region was promptly extinguished, the region's emergency security authorities said after social media reports of powerful blasts shaking the refinery. Earlier, Russia's defence ministry, without providing much detail, said that its air defence systems destroyed 36 Ukraine-launched drones over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. The Afipsky plant, which was last attacked in May, can process around 6 million tonnes (44 million barrels) of oil each year. The port of Novorossiisk, together with the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal, bring about 1.5% of global oil to market. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by William Mallard and Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, William Mallard, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Reuters, Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Thomson Locations: Russia's Krasnodar, Krasnodar, Novorossiisk, Ukraine, Crimean, Kyiv, Crimea, Moscow, Russia, Melbourne

☆ Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A satellite image shows smoke billowing from Russian Black Sea navy headquarters after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Sept. 22, 2023. Russian air defense shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight Saturday, Russia's Defense Ministry said Sunday. "The air defense systems in place destroyed 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean peninsula," the ministry wrote on Telegram. Local authorities in the southern Krasnodar region bordering the Black Sea said that a fire broke out at an oil refinery in the early hours of Sunday, but did not specify the cause. In Ukraine, the country's air force said Sunday it had shot down five Iranian-made Shahed exploding drones launched by Russia overnight.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Vyacheslav Volodin, Volodin, Ursula von der Leyen Organizations: Russia's Defense, Telegram . Local, Russia, Russian, UK Ministry, European Union, State Duma, European, Russian Federation Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Crimea, Crimean, Krasnodar, Moscow, Siversk, Donetsk province, British, Russia, Avdiivka, Donetsk, Kyiv, Belgium, Europe

☆ EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It was a good thing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had his videoconference address to the European Union summit pre-slotted for the opening session. They didn't come back to the issue of Russia's war in Ukraine again before Friday's closing day of the summit. Not only have the geopolitics in general shifted, some of the EU politics in particular are no longer as kind to Zelenskyy. There is also a four-year 20-billion-euro ($21 billion) military and security package in the pipeline. "If we don't help Ukraine, then what is the alternative, really," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Mike Johnson, Israel, Robert Fico, Viktor Orbán, Orbán, Anton Siluanov, Boris Pistorius, Fico, Orban, Kaja Kallas, Leo Varadkar, Putin Organizations: European Union, EU, U.S ., Slovak, Ukraine, Russian, U.S . Congress, IRIS, " Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Moscow, Europe, Slovakia, Germany, France, Hungary, Zelenskyy, Russian, United States, Brussels, Estonian, Russia

☆ Fire at Refinery Near Major Port Novorossiisk Put Out, Russian Authorities Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - A fire that broke out in early hours of Sunday at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region was promptly extinguished, the region's emergency security authorities said after social media reports of powerful blasts shaking the refinery. Baza and Shot, two Russian news outlets with good security sources, said that the fire at the refinery, which lies 50 miles (80 km) east of the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, one of Russia's most important oil export gateways, was caused by a drone attack. Earlier, Russia's defence ministry, without providing much detail, said that its air defence systems destroyed 36 Ukraine-launched drones over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. The Afipsky plant, which was last attacked in May, can process around 6 million tonnes (44 million barrels) of oil each year. The port of Novorossiisk, together with the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal, bring about 1.5% of global oil to market.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, William Mallard, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Reuters, Caspian Pipeline Consortium Locations: Russia's Krasnodar, Krasnodar, Novorossiisk, Ukraine, Crimean, Kyiv, Crimea, Moscow, Russia, Melbourne

☆ Ukraine's new ATACMS missiles perfectly exploit a gap in Russia's tactics, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine has started using its US-donated ATACMS missiles to great effect. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe long-range ATACMS missiles that Ukraine got from the US are putting Russia on the back foot, rendering one of its tactics less effective, an expert told Insider. But now Ukraine can hit equipment that is spread further apart thanks to the ATACMS cluster munitions. Ukraine can hit "targets where you need to hit a wide range of targets in one location," said Bailey. Ukraine said at it expended at least four missiles in the ATACMS strike [which took out far more than four targets?].

Persons: —, Riley Bailey, ATACMS, Bailey, Serhii Mykhalchuk, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Institute for, Getty Images, Storm, of Defense, HIMARS, Aircraft, US Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, France, Ukrainian, Bakhmut

BRUSSELS (AP) — It was a good thing Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy had his videoconference address to the European Union summit pre-slotted for the opening session. They didn't come back to the issue of Russia's war in Ukraine again before Friday's closing day of the summit. With Ukraine funding in jeopardy in the U.S. Congress, Zelenskyy is looking to leave the financial lifeline to Europe open. “If we don’t help Ukraine, then what is the alternative, really,” Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said. Why do you think that you’re safe then?”Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has the answer.

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☆ 'They're running out of time': Ukraine's counteroffensive is gaining urgency as winter approaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

"Despite inflicting significant losses on Russian armed forces, Ukraine's four-and-a-half-month-old counteroffensive has not achieved major territorial gains nor managed to slice through Russia's 'land bridge' to Crimea," he added. "The hope is that they're far enough through the Russian defensive lines now ... to make some rapid progress. Russian forces had months to prepare layers of defenses including extensive networks of trenches; anti-tank obstacles such as ditches and "dragon's teeth"; and minefields. Russian forces are also receiving support from artillery, attack helicopters and other aircraft, again impeding Ukraine's forces. Minefields, in particular, have disrupted Ukraine's offensive momentum and rate of advance, according to analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

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☆ Russia's Black Sea Fleet is now facing attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces, a local governor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been facing apparent attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces. A local governor said was the fleet was "repelling a possible attack by underwater sabotage forces and enemy assets," TASS reported. The Black Sea Fleet has recently been hammered by a series of major attacks by Ukrainian forces. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia's Black Sea Fleet has been facing apparent attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces as Moscow's war with Kyiv grinds on, according to a local governor. The Black Sea Fleet has recently been hammered by a series of major attacks by Ukrainian forces, including missile strikes on its headquarters.

Persons: —, Mikhail Razvozhaev, Vladimir Putin's, hasn't Organizations: TASS, Fleet, Service, Kyiv grinds, Black, Russian, UK's Ministry of Defence, Sea Fleet, for Locations: Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Crimean, Ukraine, Crimea, Washington, DC

☆ Ukraine can still badly bleed the Russian army through the winter even if its forces can't break through enemy lines, land warfare expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A land warfare expert said even if Kyiv can't break enemy lines, it can still cause pain for Russian forces. But even if Kyiv's forces aren't necessarily able to break through the enemy lines, they could still inflict significant damage on Moscow's army throughout the winter, a land warfare expert says. The key could be drawing out Russian forces into the cold by pushing into opportunities rather than attempting to batter their defenses. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Kyiv must balance reconstitution with a need to keep up pressure on Russian forces," he said. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne area where Ukrainian forces have found recent success is with long-range strikes.

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☆ Ukraine came close to assassinating the leader of Russia's entire military when he visited the front lines, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine was close to killing Russia's Chief of the General Staff, per The Washington Post. Valery Gerasimov was on the front lines when the attack happened, per The New York Times. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA top Russian military official came close to death in a Ukrainian attack, The Washington Post reported , citing Ukrainian intelligence. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn December 2022, The New York Times reported that Gerasimov was visiting the front lines when he came under attack.

Persons: Valery Gerasimov, —, Gerasimov, Darya, Alexsandr, Kyrylo Budanov, We've, Budanov Organizations: General Staff, Washington Post, New York Times, Service, Russian, Staff, Post, The New York Times, Ukrainian, CNN, Times, Kyiv Post, Fleet, Special Forces Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Donbas, Moscow, Ukrainian, London, Kyiv, Crimean

☆ Russia moves its combat dolphins closer to the frontline to defend against Ukrainian special forces, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia moved its trained dolphin force to a different part of the Black Sea, Naval News reported. It comes at a time when Ukraine is ramping up attacks on Russian naval assests in the Black Sea. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia has moved its navy-trained dolphins closer to where fighting is happening in the Ukraine war, Naval News reported on Wednesday. The pens were initially spotted in the summer around Sevastopol, a major port on the Black Sea. Ukraine has become an increasingly threatening force in the Black Sea after it launched multiple attacks using underwater sea drones.

Persons: — Organizations: Naval News, Service, Naval, United States Naval Institute, UK Ministry of Defence Locations: Russia, Novoozerne, Ukraine, Crimea, Sevastopol

☆ Russia claims key Crimea bridge is fully repaired, but actually it remains limited and a huge 'security burden,' UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia said the Kerch Bridge was fully repaired after a Ukrainian attack in July. But the bridge is "now almost certainly a significant security burden" for Russia, the UK MOD said. "Trucks and fuel supplies continue to be moved by ferry," the UK MOD said. The attacks were seen as a symbolic blow to Russia, with the bridge representing Russian control over Crimea. But it is now "almost certainly a significant security burden requiring multi-domain protection, including the use of air defence systems and crews who would otherwise be deployed elsewhere," it added.

Persons: —, Ukraine's, That's, Marat Khusnullin, STRINGER, Vladimir Putin Organizations: MOD, Service, UK Ministry of Defence, Russian, Getty Locations: Russia, Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine, Southern Ukraine, Russian

He was a violinist who became a soldier with Ukraine’s special forces. “We did it so that people in Ukraine and in occupied Crimea don’t lose spirit and keep faith in Crimea returning to Ukraine,” Muzykant said. Russian forces illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. Vasco Cotovio/CNNMuzykant said the dangerous operation took months of planning to prepare the Ukrainian soldiers for the many risks they would face. Stringer/ReutersMuzykant knows there’s still some time and plenty of hard work before Ukrainian forces are able to launch a bigger offensive on Crimea but more – and more daring – raids are on the horizon.

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☆ Putin says US wading deeper into Ukraine war, calls missile supplies a 'mistake'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 18, 2023. Sputnik/Andrei Gordeev/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the United States was wading deeper into the Ukraine conflict and making a mistake by providing Kyiv with long-range ATACMS missiles. He told a news conference during a visit to China that he had briefed President Xi Jinping "in some detail" about Ukraine. War is war," Putin said. This is another mistake by the United States."

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☆ Ukraine says it struck Russian airfields, taking out enemy helicopters, and it looks like it did it with ATACMS it secretly got from the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine says it carried out a series of strikes on Russian airbases, damaging multiple helicopters. Multiple reports and a source familiar with the matter said Kyiv used ATACMS in the attack. In the aftermath of the strikes, open-source intelligence (OSINT) accounts, Russian military bloggers, and analysts began suggesting on social media that Ukraine used ATACMS to carry out the attack. AdvertisementAdvertisementA person familiar with the matter told Insider that Ukraine used ATACMS missiles, confirming multiple reports that Kyiv's forces secretly acquired ATACMS from the US. Every day, every week, Ukraine needs such results.

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☆ Dutch prosecutor fines four companies that helped Russia build Crimea bridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A boat sails next to the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch prosecutor has penalised four Dutch companies and eight people for breaching EU sanctions on Russia between 2014 and 2017 for helping Moscow build a bridge to Crimea, it said in a statement on Friday. The eight people were sentenced to community service ranging from 20 to 60 hours while the companies paid fines totalling 160,000 euros ($169,000). "The Crimean bridge was built partly due to the use of Dutch knowledge and expertise," it added. The prosecutors' office did not name the companies involved.

Persons: Stringer, Charlotte Van Campenhout, David Evans Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Kerch, Crimea, Russia, Moscow

☆ Ukraine claims it hit a Russian ship with a 'Sea Baby' drone. Russia is fast running out of space to repair them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine doubled down on claims on Friday that it had damaged a Russian patrol ship near Sevastopol with "Sea Baby" drones. If confirmed, the strike could add to long-term pressure on Russia's ability to maintain and repair its Black Sea Fleet, experts say. Russia is already barred from bringing reinforcements to its Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Consequently, the Black Sea Fleet will have to be increasingly prudent with its remaining assets," he added. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis squeeze on the Black Sea Fleet ultimately hampers some of its ability to project power over those waters, Germond said.

Persons: —, Basil Germond, Pavel Derzhavin, Pavel, Sutton, rove, ake Organizations: Service, Fleet, Lancaster University, Crimean Telegram, Crimean, Russian Telegram, Black, Russia's Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Sevastopol, Russia, Russia's, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine's attacks in Crimea are 'degrading' Russia's Black Sea Fleet, but have not defeated it: ISW
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been weakened in Crimea, but not defeated, per a US-based think-tank. "Strikes on Black Sea Fleet assets are degrading its role as a combined arms headquarters but have not defeated it as a naval force," it wrote. The Black Sea Fleet might sound like a naval-only formation, but it's actually a "major combined arms formation" with surface-to-surface missile batteries, air defenses, and infantry, the ISW added. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine hammered the Black Sea Fleet in September with a series of long-range missile strikes and drone attacks, hitting a shipyard, a fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, and docked warships. But it's too early to tell if the Black Sea Fleet has truly been crippled, the ISW wrote.

Persons: —, hasn't, it's Organizations: Service, Institute for, Sea Fleet, Fleet, Black, Ukraine, Kremlin Locations: Crimea, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Russia, Moscow, Russian

☆ Russia has 'clearly lost its control' over the Black Sea with its navy moving to safer ports, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia's move of its Black Sea Fleet to safer waters signals its waning power there, experts told Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia's withdrawal of ships from a key Crimean base to safer ports shows it has "clearly lost its control" over the Black Sea in naval and geopolitical terms, a top naval expert told Insider. Pointing to those attacks, James Heappey, a UK defense minister, said during a defense event in Warsaw last Tuesday that the move signaled the "functional defeat" of the Black Sea Fleet. As of Sunday, multiple ships carrying grain, sunflower oil, and metals had sailed out of Ukraine's ports in the northwestern Black Sea, The Guardian reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementHardline pro-Kremlin Telegram account Rybar wrote on Friday that it's "difficult to accept" that "the Black Sea Fleet cannot fully ensure its security now."

Persons: —, Basil Germond, Germond, James Heappey, Heappey, Armed Forces @JSHeappey Organizations: Fleet, Service, Lancaster University, Montreux Convention, UK's Ministry of Defence, Black, Armed Forces, Warsaw Security, — Ministry of Defence Locations: Sevastopol, Russia, Ukraine, Turkish, Novorossiysk, Crimea, Warsaw, Ukrainian

The two Africa-based vaccine manufacturers are receiving $5 million each in funding from the foundation, while another $10 million is earmarked for other companies that have not yet been named. Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesThe mRNA vaccine technology came to the forefront with the production of COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna. Those COVID-19 mRNA vaccines were fast-tracked through the regulatory process and granted emergency use authorization. The new vaccines under development in Africa face a far longer development timeline — anywhere from three to seven years. It has spent billions of dollars to vaccinate against polio, treat and prevent malaria and HIV and more recently advance vaccines for diseases like cholera.

Persons: Melinda Gates, Bill Gates, “, Dr, Amadou Sall, ” Sall, COVID, ” Jose Castillo, ___ Mark Carlson Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, Associated Press, Institut Pasteur, Quantoom Biosciences, Pfizer, Moderna, Gates Foundation Locations: DAKAR, Senegal, Africa, Dakar, South Africa, Belgium, Crimean, Congo, Nivelles

☆ Russia says it shoots down two missiles over Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said the country's air defence systems had "detected and destroyed" two Ukrainian S-200 anti-aircraft missiles, thwarting attacks it said Kyiv attempted four hours apart on the Crimean Peninsula on Saturday. Reuters could not verify the reports by the ministry, which did not say where exactly the missiles were shot down over Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014. At 10:25 p.m. in Moscow, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne quoted a resident as saying two explosions rang out in the area of Yevtaporiya in the west of Crimea. Earlier, other local channels carried an image of smoke over Dzhankoi in the north and reported sounds of explosions. In each post, it added, "Russian air defence systems promptly detected and destroyed the Ukrainian missile in the air."

Persons: Suspilne, Ros Russell, Chris Reese Organizations: Reuters, Kyiv, Thomson Locations: Crimean, Crimea, Moscow, Ukrainian, Yevtaporiya, Russian

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