A missile fired from Ukraine was shot down over the Black Sea town of Feodosia in Russian-controlled Crimea, the Russian head of Crimea's administration said on Saturday. Russia's TASS news agency quoted an Russian official as saying that debris had fallen in a Crimean town, but no damage or casualties had been reported.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
DATA LEAK
Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind a leak of classified US military documents that offer a partial snapshot of the war in Ukraine, three US officials told Reuters, while the Justice Department said it was probing the leak.
FIGHTING
* British military intelligence said on Friday that Russian forces were threatening a key supply route to Bakhmut, the focus of their assault for months which Ukraine has said it is defending to wear the invaders down before its counter-offensive. The Ukrainian military said it was holding on in the city but the situation was difficult. Reuters could not verify the battlefield reports.
DIPLOMACY, POLITICS
* Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was formally charged with espionage in Russia, Russian news agencies said on Friday. Gershkovich denied the charges and said he was working as a journalist.
* Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is to visit Canada in the coming weeks, a spokesperson for Canada's prime minister said on Friday.
* Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova is due to visit India on Monday and will seek humanitarian aid and equipment to repair energy infrastructure damaged during Russia's invasion, the Hindu newspaper reported on Saturday.
ECONOMY, TRADE
* Russia threatened to bypass a UN-brokered grain deal unless obstacles to its agricultural exports were removed, while talks in Turkey agreed removing barriers was needed to extend the agreement beyond next month.
* Ukraine can resume exporting electricity after a six-month gap, given the success of repairs carried out after repeated Russian attacks, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Friday.
* Turkey has agreed to stop the transit of sanctioned Western goods to Russia after pressure from the G7, a US official told Reuters, cautioning that Washington will monitor Ankara's trade data with Moscow in anticipation of a drop.
Australian Associated Press
