The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, condemned Russia's withdrawal from the grain deal and promised that the European Union would continue to supply Ukrainian agricultural products to world markets. “I strongly condemn Russia's cynical move to end the Black Sea Grain Initiative, despite the efforts of the UN and Turkey,” the head of the European Commission wrote.

The Kerch bridge explosion through the eyes of Crimea residents and Russian tourists A traffic police post at the entrance to the Crimean Bridge from the Tavrida Highway. July 17, 2023. Early on the morning of July 17, an explosion hit the Crimean Bridge (also known as the Kerch Bridge), killing a married couple from Russia’s Belgorod region and injuring their 14-year-old daughter.

The highway between Crimea and Ukraine’s Kherson region saw heavy congestion on Monday after an early morning explosion caused part of the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia to collapse. According to Russian state media, traffic jams between Crimea and Melitopol spanned between four and six kilometers (between 2.5 and four miles). Additionally, a long line formed as cars queued up to take the ferry from Crimea to Russia’s Krasnodar region.

The Russian command has concentrated more than 100 thousand soldiers in the Liman-Kupyansk direction, Colonel Sergei Cherevaty, speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said on the air of the national telethon. “In the Liman-Kupyansk direction, the enemy has concentrated a very powerful group - more than 100 thousand personnel, more than 900 tanks, more than 555 artillery systems, 370 multiple launch rocket systems.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin held an open meeting with ministers and regional governors about the early-morning explosion on the bridge linking the occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia. The meeting was broadcast on state-owned television news network Russia 24 and on the Kremlin’s dedicated channel. At the meeting’s opening, Putin said he was expecting suggestions for improving security on the bridge.

Wagner Group’s main base is closing down , a Telegram channel linked to the paramilitary group reported on Monday. The channel posted a video of the Russian and Wagner Group flags being lowered at the base, which is located in Russia’s Krasnodar region. “The base in Molkino is ceasing to exist. Wagner Group is leaving for new deployment sites,” a man in a military uniform says in the video. According to another fighter in the clip, the base will officially shut down on July 30, 2023.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an open meeting with relevant ministers and heads of the annexed regions in connection with the explosion on the Crimean bridge. It was broadcast on the TV channel "Russia 24" and in the telegram of the Kremlin. The President, opening the meeting, said that he was waiting for proposals to improve safety on the bridge.

In the Krasnodar Territory, the main base of the Wagner PMC, located at the Molkino military training ground near the town of Goryachiy Klyuch, is being closed. This was reported in the Wagner Unloading telegram channel, where a video was published of removing the flags of Russia and PMCs at the base. “The base in Molkino ceases to exist. PMC Wagner is leaving for new locations,” one of the people in military uniform says in the video.

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has proposed restricting sales of drugs for medical termination of pregnancy, Interfax reports. "Today, issues of demographic directions were discussed, in particular, restrictions on sales and the transfer to subject-quantitative accounting of drugs for termination of pregnancy. We support [this initiative] and believe that this process should be completed this year," Murashko said following a meeting of the presidium of the United Russia faction.

Many kilometers of traffic jams formed on the highway connecting the annexed Crimea and the Kherson region. According to a correspondent of RIA Novosti, traffic jams in the section to the Crimea from Melitopol and back reach from four to six kilometers. Also, traffic jams formed at the Kerch ferry crossing - in the direction from the Crimea to the Krasnodar Territory. According to Shot, people wait in line for several hours.

What a source close to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry told Meduza about the latest Crimea bridge attack The July 17 Crimea bridge explosion was a joint operation between the Ukrainian Security Service and the Ukrainian Navy, according to a source close to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate who spoke to Meduza on condition of anonymity. This was previously reported by the Ukrainian outlets Ukrainska Pravda and RBC Ukraine .

The attack on the Crimean bridge - through the eyes of local residents and tourists who rode the bridge at the time of the explosion The traffic police post at the entrance to the Crimean bridge from the Tavrida highway. July 17, 2023 On the night of July 17, an explosion occurred on the Crimean bridge-a married couple from the Belgorod region died, their 14-year-old daughter was wounded (now, according to the authorities, nothing threatens her life).

The Swedish company Essity, which owns the brands Libero, Libresse and Zewa, has finally left the Russian market, having completed the sale of its business in Russia for 1.2 billion Swedish kronor (about $117 million), the company said in a press release. “From the very beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine, we have been completely focused on leaving Russia. Today we have completed the sale of our business after a long and difficult process,” said CEO Magnus Groth.

The fight is being organized by the UFC, and billionaires are already training with MMA stars. The fight may take place at the Colosseum In June, Mark Zuckerberg launched Threads, a direct competitor to Elon Musk’s Twitter. The latter threatened to sue the Facebook founder and then challenged him to a “cage fight” — and unexpectedly received his consent.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. How did Putin convince the world that the Russian Federation is the heiress of not only the USSR, but also tsarist Russia? Thanks to this, he seized real estate and enhanced influence abroad The Russian authorities often declare the historical continuity of Russia and the Russian Empire. For example, this happens in the context of talking about the authorities, the “continuous thousand -year history of Russian statehood” and the “Russian world”.