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Now playing Next no comment Watch: Russia shares video showing Crimea bridge damage Images taken from a train show the damaged section of a bridge in Crimea after a drone attack. 17/07/2023
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Now playing Next world news Train carrying grain derailed in Crimea region The Baza Telegram channel, which has links to Russian security services, had reported an explosion on a railway line in the region. 18/05/2023
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Now playing Next Ukraine Defiant Putin makes surprise visit to occupied Mariupol A visit to Crimea and Mariupol is understood to be the Russian leader's first visit to captured Urkainian territory since the start of the full invasion in February 2022. 19/03/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Vladimir Putin visits Crimea on anniversary of 2014 annexation The Russian president visited an art school for children. 18/03/2023
Now playing Next View Ukraine and its allies must agree on what victory against Russia means Different approaches among NATO countries have led to friction between the allies and hampered Kyiv in resisting Moscow's aggression. As long as that is the case, Ukrainians are paying the price with their lives, Marius Ghincea argues. 17/02/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine "Difficult, painful" situation in Donbas, says Zelenskyy Zelenskyy also said that ongoing electricity blackouts are affecting some nine million people across the country, but the number and duration of outages are gradually decreasing. 27/12/2022