Coverage dated August 11, 2023

Russia says it shot down Ukrainian missiles over key Crimea bridge

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By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian officials say multiple missiles were shot down over the crucial bridge connecting the annexed Crimea to the mainland on Saturday, the latest in a series of apparent …

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  1. Local News 8

    Russia says it shot down Ukrainian missiles over key Crimea bridge (opens Local News 8)

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    By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian officials say multiple missiles were shot down over the crucial bridge connecting the annexed Crimea to the mainland on Saturday, the latest in a series of apparent …

  2. The Guardian

    Ukraine fires missiles at Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea to Russia (opens The Guardian)

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    Kyiv takes war to Russia with multiple strikes on Crimean peninsula targets, many of which were shot down

  3. New York Post

    Russia vows revenge after Ukraine fires missiles on Crimean bridge (opens New York Post)

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    Ukraine has not commented on the alleged attack, but Russia’s defense ministry said S-200 missiles were fired at the bridge, but were shot down and caused no damage.

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