Two bridges connecting the peninsula to Russia’s mainland were hit by Storm Shadow missiles, according to local authorities
Ukraine has launched a barrage of British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at two bridges connecting the Crimean Peninsula to Russia’s Kherson Region, according to its acting governor, Vladimir Saldo.
Some 12 missiles were fired during Saturday's attack, with at least three making it through Russian anti-aircraft defenses, Saldo told Rossiya 24 TV channel. The strike damaged two bridges across the Strait of Chongar and the Tonkiy Strait, the official stated.
The Chongar bridge sustained at least one hit, according to the acting governor, who shared imagery of the aftermath of the attack on his Telegram channel. The missile left a large hole in the bridge deck paving, images show.
> The attack damaged a rural school and ruptured a local gas pipeline, leaving the nearby town of Genichesk without supply, according to Saldo. Both bridges have hardly been used for military needs and are purely civilian infrastructure installations, he stressed.
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While Saldo did not elaborate on the damage sustained by the second bridge, unverified footage circulating online suggests one of its sections has partially collapsed. The images show a gas pipeline running alongside the bridge, ruptured and aflame.
> The bridges linking the northern part of the Crimean Peninsula and Kherson Region were targeted by Ukraine in another major attack back in June. At the time, the Chongar bridge sustained considerable damage and ended up shut down for several weeks during repairs.
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv carries out strikes on key bridge and gas pipeline; six killed in brutal overnight strikes
> European companies take £86bn hit from Russian operations
Europe's top companies have directly lost around £86bn in their operations in Russia since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the Financial Times reports.
> It claims a survey revealed 176 of 600 companies recorded asset impairments, exchange-related charges and other expenses as a direct result of the war.
That figure does not include direct losses, such as higher energy charges, with the true cost of the war expected to be far higher for companies who have had significant operations in Russia in recent times.
China trying to show it's on the side of peace by attending Saudi talks
China's attendance at recent peace talks in Saudi Arabia show that it is not behind Russia and is instead looking to see peace, according to an expert in international relations.
Samuel Ramani, associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, told Sky News that China's attendance still came as a surprise, despite several months of softening stances from top diplomats.
"This is China trying to show that it's not backing Russia's aggression but is on the side of peace," he said,
The talks ended today without a concrete plan for next steps, but attending countries are commented to building "common ground that will pave the way for peace", according to a Saudi Arabian statement.
Ukraine called the talks "productive", while Russia branded them "doomed".
Two women, 73 and 77, injured in Kherson after Russian shelling
Two women, aged 73 and 77, have been taken to hospital after Russian shelling in the Kherson region, according to the area's military administration.
"They have injuries to the limbs and other acute injuries... [and] are hospitalised in a medical facility," a statement read.
They were injured after Russian shelling hit a private yard at a property in the village of Olhivka, the administration said.
In pictures: Zelenskyy thanks airmen on national holiday
In pictures: Zelenskyy thanks airmen on national holidayPresident Zelenskyy attended a celebration of the Day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine earlier today.
> Pictures show the president congratulating airmen after Ukraine confirmed its air force had carried out strikes on key bridges in Crimea and Henichesk.
The location of the meeting has remained a secret in order to protect the president.
In this first photograph, Mr Zelenskyy is shown signing a plane, and writing a message saying "Glory to Ukraine"...
Blood transfusion centre attack brings yet more questions as propaganda war continues
Yesterday evening (see 9.07pm post) we brought you news of air strikes on a blood transfusion centre in Kupiansk, eastern Kharkiv.
While Ukraine says it was a Russian aerial guided bomb, military analyst Sean Bell says it could have been the unintended result of a Ukrainian strike on Russia.
He dismissed reports some of the 70 Russian strikes from overnight came from Belarus, saying that would represent a major escalation.
"Ukraine reckons its more electronic warfare wizardry by Russia trying to make it look like it's come from there," he adds.
"There'll be more of that to follow I suspect."
But on the blood transfusion centre attack he said that with more Ukrainian attacks within Russia: "Inevitably some of the debris falls on Ukrainian territory.
"That may have been what fell on blood transfusion centre, but it's really hard to verify that at this stage."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack and branded it a war crime.
Drone attack warning in Kharkiv after three killed during strikes yesterday
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Three people died in Kharkiv yesterday, after retaliatory Russian strikes following attacks on ships in the Black Sea, and it looks as if further attacks should be expected tonight.
Oleg Sinegubov, governor of the region, shared a warning on his Telegram channel stating that "there is a threat of the enemy using attack UAVs... residents of the city of Kharkiv and the region [should] stay in shelters."
This comes after President Zelenskyy claimed Russia fired 65 missiles and co-ordinated nearly 180 drone attacks in the past seven days alone.
65 missiles fired and 178 drone attacks in Ukraine in last week alone, Zelenskyy says
Russia fired 65 missiles and co-ordinated nearly 180 drone attacks in Ukraine in the past seven days, according to President Zelenskyy.
"In this week alone, Russian terrorists have already used 65 different missiles and 178 attack drones against us, including 87 Shaheds (Iranian-made drones)," he said.
"We managed to shoot down a significant number of them," he added.
These claims have not been verified.
The Ukrainian leader also said his forces had shown the capability to shoot down Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles this week, before renewing calls for Western leaders to send more air defence systems to aid their "defence of the sky".
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No concrete peace plan after talks in Saudi Arabia
Countries that attended peace talks in Jeddah for talks over the war in Ukraine are looking to "build common ground that will pave the way for peace", a Saudi Arabian statement reads.
Discussions concluded earlier today without any concrete action beyond
a commitment to continue future consultations in favour of
peace.
The talks, which included a delegation from China but no representation from Russia, have been taking place in the Saudi capital since yesterday.
The talks were called productive by Ukrainian officials earlier, with Moscow branding them "doomed".
Officials from Kyiv and Moscow trade barbs
Officials from Kyiv and Moscow have put out statements today regarding the Russian-annexed territories of Ukraine, proving the two countries are no closer to finding grounds for a peace agreement.
While the Saudi peace talks continue for a second day in Jeddah, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told The New York Times that Moscow was not seeking to claim any further Ukrainian regions - having annexed the territories of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.
Mr Peskov said Russia is not seeking to add any further territories, rather wanting "to control all the land we have now written into our constitution as ours".
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Zelenskyy responded, stating "there are no territories of Ukraine written into the constitution of Russia".
"There are only temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine where active hostilities are taking place. The territories will be liberated."
Watch: Fire rages after corn storage facility hit by missile attack
Following
on from our last post, you can watch dramatic footage from
Starokostiantyniv, where a building, which Ukraine says is a corn
storage facility, caught fire after a missile attack.
Starokostiantyniv, roughly halfway between Lviv and Ukraine's capital Kyiv, is home to a military airfield which the region's governor believes was the intended target of the strike.
The attack came in a swathe of Russian missile strikes last night, with some reports suggesting that up to 70 separate attacks were carried out by Russia.
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