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According to Ukraine, it has recaptured seven square kilometers of Russian-occupied territory in the Bakhmut area. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy emphasizes that his country will “never give up its sovereignty”. All developments in the live blog.
According to the AFP news agency, following reports of explosions on the Crimean bridge, Ukrainian sources have pointed to the responsibility of the Ukrainian Navy and Ukrainian special forces. The alleged attack was a “special operation” by the Ukrainian domestic secret service SBU and the Navy, it was reported, citing SBU circles.
Naval drones were used in the attack on the bridge between Russia’s Krasnodar region and the peninsula. According to Russian information, Ukraine used drones. According to the Russian Anti-Terrorism Committee, it is investigating.
Ukraine was already talking about one Russian provocation. Kiev later claimed responsibility for an attack on the bridge last fall.
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Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
In addition to Ukraine, Russia has also accused the United States and Great Britain of being behind alleged attacks on the Crimean bridge. The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, did not present any evidence. “The attack on the Crimean bridge today was carried out by the regime in Kiev. This regime is a terrorist one and it has all the hallmarks of an internationally organized criminal gang,” Zakharova said. “Decisions are made by Ukrainian politicians and the military, with direct help from American and British intelligence agencies and politicians,” it said.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
The CDU foreign politician Norbert Röttgen has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of blackmail with a view to the possible end of the grain agreement. “He’s taking the starving people in Africa hostage in order to extort a political ransom from the West,” Röttgen said on Deutschlandfunk. The blackmail of a year ago is being repeated. “He (Putin) ended the blockade of the Ukrainian ports at the last minute.”
Almost a year after it came into force, the agreement on shipping Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea expires today. The grain agreement, which was painstakingly negotiated – above all with the help of Turkey and the United Nations – ends at 11 p.m. (CEST) if an agreement is not reached.
The first group of Ukrainian pilots went abroad for training on F-16 fighter jets. “This is the first wave that goes to training, followed by a second and so on,” said Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat on Ukrainian public television. In total, several dozen Ukrainians are to be trained on US-type fighter jets. Technical staff are also trained. Ihnat did not say which country the pilots traveled to. In June, the Netherlands announced that training for Ukrainian pilots would begin in the near future.
A decree published online by President Vladimir Putin states that the Russian state will “temporarily” manage the shares of Danone Russia and the Carlsberg subsidiary Baltika. Both companies had previously announced their intention to exit the Russian market after the war against Ukraine.
According to British military experts, Russian forces in Ukraine do not have the capacity to locate Ukrainian artillery. This emerges from the daily intelligence report on the war in Ukraine by the Ministry of Defense in London. Accordingly, “only a handful” of the Russian anti-artillery radar units of the “SOOPARK” type are operational in Ukraine. “The ability of Russian ground forces to survive depends on locating and striking Ukrainian artillery, often with their own artillery,” it said.
According to its own statements, Ukraine has recaptured seven square kilometers of Russian-held territory in the Bakhmut area in the past few days. The recapture was successful “as a result of the improved positioning and alignment of the front line,” Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maljar explained on Telegram.
Russian forces took control of the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk in May after months of fighting. Maljar also stated that Russian forces had been “actively advancing” in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv since the end of last week.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
The Russian-installed Speaker of Crimea’s parliament has accused Ukraine of being responsible for the Crimean bridge incident. The state news agency RIA quoted the head of parliament as saying that Ukraine’s “terrorist regime” was behind it. The train tracks on the bridge were not damaged.
According to a media report, train traffic over the damaged Crimean bridge has started again. A train left Kerch station and crossed the bridge on its way to Moscow, the Russian state news agency Tass reported.
According to the Ukrainian military, the Crimean bridge incident could be a provocation by Russia. The procedure and the subsequent loud announcement are typical, said the spokeswoman for the southern command, Natalya Humeniuk, on the Rada station.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has spoken out in favor of reforming international law. “In the 21st century, no one should wage aggressive war and remain unpunished,” demanded the Green politician before a trip to New York. There she is to take part in a ceremony at the United Nations (UN) to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
After the alleged attacks on the Crimean Bridge, two people are said to have died. According to the governor of the Belgorod region in southern Russia, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the parents of an injured child are involved. “We all (…) saw a damaged car with Belgorod numbers on a video on the Internet,” Gladkov told Telegram.
The police at the Crimean Bridge also informed motorists that the ferry service at the bridge was not working. This was reported by the Russian state news agency RIA.
Opened in 2018, the road and rail bridge across the Kerch Strait is 19 kilometers long and is the most important land connection between Russia and Crimea. Last October, an explosion severely damaged the bridge.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
The Russian Telegram channel “Gray Zone”, which is associated with the Wagner mercenary group, reports two attacks on the Crimean bridge – at 03:04 and at 03:20. The footage released on the canal shows at least one collapsed bridge section and a damaged civilian vehicle. Governor Sergei Aksjonov, appointed by Russia, spoke of an incident on the 145th pillar of the bridge. He asked the population not to drive on the bridge.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
According to Russian sources, traffic on the Crimean Bridge came to a standstill due to an “emergency situation”. This is what the governor Sergei Aksyonov, appointed by Russia, wrote on Telegram. He did not give any further details. The RBC-Ukraine news agency reported that explosions were heard earlier on the bridge connecting the Crimea peninsula with Russia’s Krasnodar Krai.
The United Nations (UN) brokered grain deal between Ukraine and Russia remains in limbo. The agreement, which allows for the safe export of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea, was not renewed on Sunday. “We are waiting for Moscow’s position, everything is possible,” reports the Russian state news agency TASS, citing people from UN circles familiar with the matter. The agreement expires today.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 33 years after adopting the Declaration of Sovereignty, has highlighted the country’s strength in resisting Russian war of aggression. “Our country will never give up its sovereignty. Everyone in the world knows that,” he said in a video message that was broadcast daily in Kiev. Let’s celebrate a free Ukraine. Zelenskyj once again thanked named soldiers who fought for the country. On July 16, 1990, the Ukrainian parliament passed a document on the independence of the country, which was still part of the Soviet Union at the time.
Selenskyj sees Ukraine as a role model and pioneer for freedom and democracy in Europe. “Ukraine will ensure real freedom and security from Russian terror across Europe. The security of our continent begins here with Ukraine’s sovereignty and strength.”
A Russian attack on Kharkiv apparently injured seven people. The Kremlin places the Russian business of Danone and Carlsberg under receivership.