Crimea ready for possible Ukrainian offensive, says Moscow-appointed leader
Sergei Aksyonov said that Russian forces in Crimea have built ‘modern, in-depth defences’.
Sergei Aksyonov said that Russian forces in Crimea have built ‘modern, in-depth defences’.
A court in Moscow ruled Darya Trepova should stay in custody for two months pending an investigation.
Russia warned that it would be forced to take ‘retaliatory measures’ following the move.
The bombing also wounded more than 30 other people.
Vladlen Tatarsky was killed as he was leading a discussion at a cafe on the banks of the Neva River in the historic heart of St Petersburg.
Vladlen Tatarsky – real name Maxim Fomin – was reportedly killed and 15 people hurt in the explosion at the Street Bar cafe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: ‘We will never forgive. We will punish every perpetrator.’
The First Lady and the music star are set to attend the vigil in memory of the six people shot dead at the city’s Covenant School on Monday.
The seven-month fight for Bakhmut, where Russian forces have closed in on three sides, is the longest battle of the war.
Ukraine’s president made his third visit in two days to areas hard-hit by Russia’s invasion.
The onslaught was a violent follow-up to duelling high-level diplomatic missions aimed at bringing peace after 13 months of war.
The country’s president posted a video of what appeared to be CCTV footage capturing the moment a missile hit a residential block in Zaporizhzhia.
An officer said the advice was given during briefings for the internal Not In My Met campaign, an initiative to drive out unacceptable behaviour.
The visit was a show of defiance by Mr Putin, two days after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world considered illegal.