Read the report by Robert Coalson here.60 km/h (37 mph) maximum road speed forwards or reverse What Will Be The Long-Term Impact Of The Latest Crimea Bridge Blast?Īlthough Russian officials have hastened to downplay the damage caused by the July 17 explosion on the only bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea, experts say even a few hours of logistical delay at this time could be important. Ukrainian air defense shot down 15 out of 17 Iranian Shahed drones that Russia used in its latest overnight attack on Ukraine, the military said on August 19, as Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that it had downed a Ukrainian missile over Moscow-occupied Crimea.Russia's also said its air-defense forces on August 19 shot down a missile over the Moscow-occupied Crimean Peninsula overnight, adding there were no casualties and no damage.Russia's Defense Ministry said on August 19 that its air-defense systems repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on a military airfield in Novgorod region located northwest of Moscow, but the attack resulted in a damaged Russian warplane.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is on a visit to Stockholm, says he is discussing the possible production of Sweden's powerful CV-90 combat vehicles in Ukraine.The authorities in Moscow briefly halted operations at two major airports overnight in response to what officials described as a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian capital.Crimea is facing a shortage of gasoline after Ukraine bombed the only bridge last month connecting the Russian-controlled peninsula to Russia.
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