Coverage dated July 17, 2023

Russia targets Ukraine's port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea

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By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Russia targets Ukraine's port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula.

  2. Portland Press Herald

    Russia targets Ukraine’s port of Odesa and calls it payback for strike on a key bridge to Crimea (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The Russian military has sporadically hit Odesa and the neighboring region throughout the war, but Tuesday’s barrage was one of the biggest attacks on the area.

  3. Triblive

    Russia targets Ukraine's port of Odesa, calls it payback for strike on key bridge to Crimea (opens Triblive)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula.

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