russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait, off the coast ofensions, russian forces opened fire and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. anders aslund is a senior fellow in the eurasia center at the atlantic council. he joins me from washington. thank you for your time. first of all given there is an agreement to use these waters between both sides, how could like this happen?m use these waters between both sides, how could like this happen? it is straightforward russian aggression. they have right to do this. we had expected this for a long time, first the building over the bridge over this very narrow kerch strait, and $0011 this very narrow kerch strait, and soon after russia had annexed crimea and then more and more inspections of ships going to the big ukrainian ports, hundreds of them. they were hamper

here's the kerch bridge from above.t stretches across the kerch strait, connecting russia with crimea, a territory that russia illegally annexed in 2014. traffic has been partially restored to the road section of the bridge, with the railway line, running parallel to it, remaining fully intact. this is the second time the bridge was struck. russia says it was hit by an unmanned craft on the water's surface and that two of its civilians were killed. sources in the ukrainian security services have confirmed to the bbc that ukraine was responsible. the us says it's too soon to tell if any military advantage was gained from the strike. russia president vladimir putin responded to this earlier. translation: this is | another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime from a military standpoint and a brutal one. russia will, of course, respond. the defence ministry is drafting proposals. on a visit in new york earlier, ukraine's foreign minister questioned the use of the bridge. not every bridge is civilian

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breaking news — the russia—installed senior official in crimea says there's been an emergency on the kerchdge linking the russian mainland to crimea. he said police and emergency teams were on the scene. our russia editor steve rosenberg says, russian officials have not called this an attack. but unconfirmed reports on russian telegram channels suggest explosions were heard in the area of the bridge after 3am local time this morning. also unconfirmed: that one section of the road bridge has collapsed and that two people were killed. the russia—installed authorities in crimea are calling on people not to use the bridge and instead use alternative routes to and from crimea through the �*new regions�* — which is how russia refers to the ukrainian territories it occupied last year and claims to have annexed. the kerch bridge was hit last october by a suspected truck bomb which destroyed part of the roadway and also damaged the train line. ukraine eventually claimed responsibility for that attack — which was seen as blow to the authority of vladimir putin who had personally opened the bridge wh

the kerch bridge is an important supply route for russian forces fighting in southern ukraine.r russia editor, steve rosenberg. the images are dramatic and they are worrying for moscow. this is the bridge the kremlin built, linking russia to annexed crimea. it was supposed to have been heavily protected. an explosion at dawn sparked a major fire and serious damage. at least three people were killed. russian officials claim a lorry was blown up here and that the flames spread to fuel tanks on a train. parts of road collapsed into the water. russian investigators announced they were opening a criminal case. and the kremlin has set up a government commission to look into the incident. the 12—mile—long bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin, a crucial supply route, it is also a symbol of the russian annexation of crimea. vladimir putin opened it in 2018. by building it, he was trying to show that as far as he's concerned, russia and crimea are joined forever. in crimea, pro—kremlin officials blamed the blast on ukrainian vandals. kyiv hasn't claimed responsibilit

more on the attacks on the strategically important kerch i on the strategically important kerch bridgegrain deal comes after an attack on the strategically important kerch bridge linking russia with occupied—crimea. russian media says the bridge was hit by an unmanned craft on the water's surface. it also says two people in a car were killed. sources in the ukrainian security services have told the bbc they carried out the attack. these are some of the latest pictures from the scene showing the damage. the video appers to have been taken from the railway track which runs alongside the bridge. the rail line hasn't been impacted. investigators are now surveying the damage on the bridge video released by the committee investigating the attack shows debris being picked up. the bridge was temporarily shut last year after it was severely damaged in another attack. well, video is circulating on social media claiming to show the moment of explosion on the bridge. but our teams at bbc verify have established — that video is old and features an unrelated incident. for more now on what our teams

and it happened close to the kerch strait, the kerch bridge, which connects russia to occupied crimearainians. and yesterday we were told that a warship, a russian warship and the port was destroyed, well, badly damaged. it was listing heavily to one side and also had to be towed to shore. that's a major terminal for moscow, for grain and oil exports. and there's also an important navy base. and i think there is a backdrop here where ukrainian ports are getting pummeled by russian drones, the majority of which are launched from its black sea navalfleet. these are waters where russia has complete control, but it seems that ukraine is trying to counter—punch further afield. in its words, it wants to stop russia from using the black sea as blackmail. but i think it also is trying to to frustrate russian supply lines. it did it last year when it successfully retook swathes of territory. and i think with its stuttering counter—offensive at the moment, it's hoped that this will directly feed into the battlefield. earlier i spoke to sam cranny—evans — an associate fellow at the royal united

we know from russian media that actually those three vessels, they are ian kerch port. have no information about the fate of those sailors. we only know that from three to six sailors are wounded. ukrainian sources say there are six wounded sailors, and russian sources, they claim there are three wounded sailors. we have been hearing that russia has been inspecting ukrainian ships. we have now seen this escalation. what is the impact on ukraine, given its difficulty in accessing that part of the sea? actually, ukraine is trying to build its small military navy group in azov sea. these are not very big vessels. they are... i mean, tugboat saw small vessels. but still ukraine wants to build this small group to defend its own troops in the territory, which is close to rebel controlled or russian controlled territories of donbass. so ukraine is interested in building this group. and actually, a month ago, or more time ago, some ukrainian vessels actually moved. they went from 0dessa to azov sea, and actually it was not a big issue. and actually, the russian navy was not...

the kerch bridge, connecting russia to the crimean peninsula in the black sea, was an important supplyor sending russian troops and artillery into ukraine. in the last few hours president putin has ordered his fsb secret service to tighten security on the peninsula. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. it is the bridge the kremlin built, and it was under attack. an explosion at dawn. this was the result. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel train. whatever the cause, you can see the damage. this is the bridge that links russia to annexed crimea, and parts of the road had collapsed into the sea. later, investigators announced that three people had been killed. they've opened a criminal case. the 12—mile—long road and rail bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin as a supply route, it is also a symbol of the russian annexation of crimea. vladimir putin opened it in 2018 — getting behind the wheel to show that, as far as he was concerned, russia and crimea were joined forever. very different scenes today. p

president putin said the strikes were retaliation for saturday's attack on the kerch bridge, the onelink between russia and occupied crimea. our correspondent paul adams reports from the centre of kyiv, where the strikes began early in the morning. explosions screaming after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. for three chaotic hours this morning, the missiles kept coming. for one young woman, already recording her own sense of shock, a narrow escape. explosion a major city in the south of the country... my bbc colleague hugo bachega was broadcasting live when it all began. jet roars overhead so... explosion translation: they want panic and chaos, - they want to destroy our energy system, they are hopeless. the second target is people. such a time, such goals were especially chosen to cause as much damage as possible, but we are ukrainians, we help each other, we believe in ourselves. we restore everything that is destroyed. tourist locations were hit, too — this, the city's famous glass bridge. at times, it felt like a city being punished in its favourite, most iconic p

after the kerch bridge hours after the fire destroyed at. of at least three more deaths on another day of mass protest against the iranian authorities that have a right that after the death and custody of a young woman. videos have emerged e—mail students shouting go back when president ibrahim re see visited a women's university. five teenagers in hong kong have been felled guilty of

the next thing you have to do is cut the carrots ridge —— cut the kerch bridge.e weapons would be better off and that is what you think the plan would be for the ukrainian point of view is to cut the kerch bridge, you have cut crimea or from to cut the kerch bridge, you have cut crimea orfrom russia. throughout this conflict, as the west has been giving more advanced weapons to ukraine is in constant concern as to how russia could respond and fears it could tip them over into some kind of nuclear reaction. how do you think russia could respond if these are given to ukraine by the us? the? could respond if these are given to ukraine by the us?— ukraine by the us? they will complain _ ukraine by the us? they will complain internationally - ukraine by the us? they will. complain internationally about ukraine by the us? they will- complain internationally about what they have done with the storm shadows and everything else is nothing. and that is because they can't do anything. the escalation here has been shown to be one of the great fig leafs of this war that the r

shots were fired at the accompanying flotilla, blocked from entering the narrow kerch strait. home with you. 2a ukrainian sailors are still being held, these their anxious relatives waiting for news. the uk defence secretary listened to their pleas for help — they've even sent a letter to the queen. viktor has not heard from his wounded son, vassil, since he was captured. he says, i feel pain, i feel helpless. we are looking for the support of britain to get them released. the presence of this royal navy warship here in odessa is to provide ukraine with reassurance in the face of what they see as russian aggression, but britain is not looking for a confrontation with russia, and this warship is not expected to sail through the kerch strait. does anyone else want one? the defence secretary says this is not a provocation, but a show of solidarity. the crew of hms echo will be here for christmas. it's quite a long stint, isn't it? and other british warships will be returning next year. jonathan beale, bbc news, odessa. a sixth consecutive saturday of protests by the yellow vest m

not to continue participation in the black sea grain deal had nothing to do with the attack on the kerchdge linking the russian mainland with the crimean peninsula. and it comes really as no surprise. in recent days, the russian authorities have been strongly hinting they wouldn't continue in the grain deal. just a few days ago, president putin was shown in an interview on russian televion saying "enough is enough." he said that russia would suspend its participation in this deal, until its demands are met. what are those demands? russia has been complaining for some time that there are obstacles to the export of its own grain and fertiliser. that is number one. number two, the russians have been demanding that a russian bank that handles agricultural payments should be reconnected to the global swift payment network. these are some russia's demands. what the russians are doing is saying, "0k, we are pulling out and suspending for the moment". but they have left a way open to go back. they are saying, "as soon as our demands are met, we "will go back to the deal." interestingly, there we

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait, off the coast ofajor escalation of tensions, russian forces opened fire, and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko, has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. earlier i spoke with kyrylo loukerenko, the co—founder of ukraine—based hromadske radio, which means "community radio". he's now a fellow with the national endowment for democracy in washington. i asked what the impact on ukraine has been given it's difficult in accessing that part of the sea. actually, nobody knows what happened, what happens with them. actually, ukraine is trying to build its small military navy group in azov sea. these are not very big vessels. they are, i mean, tugboats or small vessels. but still, ukraine wants to build this small group to defend its own troops in the territory, which is close to rebel—controlled or russian—contr

in the beginning of the week, the attack damaged the kerch bridge which connects russia with the peninsulanother attack later on a military facility, and experts say this may look like an attempt to damage russian supply lines as the ukrainian counteroffensive is going on. here in the uk, rail strikes are disrupting travel plans today, as many families begin their summer holiday getaway. members of the rmt union employed by 14 companies, have walked out again, in their dispute over pay and conditions. passengers are being urged to check before they travel. here's katy austin. as the school summer holidays get going for millions of people in england and wales, in many places, the trains have come to a halt. today is the latest strike by members of the rmt at 14 train companies, and it's the last day of the current overtime ban by train drivers in the aslef union. it's not good really when family days out and things like that, because you do need to plan ahead when you have got young children. we left manchester at nine o'clock this morning, and we have had an hour wait in york. normally it

two russian oil tankers have sunk in bad weather in the kerch strait that separates russia from occupiedk us through what is ha enin: here. , ., ., happening here. first of all we heard from _ happening here. first of all we heard from russia's _ happening here. first of all we | heard from russia's emergency heard from russia�*s emergency ministry that there were two oil tankers in trouble that had been damaged, and the ministry said one tanker had run aground and another was adrift. there is a big storm, it doesn�*t seem to be a military strike from ukraine for example. then on another federal agency ukraine for example. then on anotherfederal agency said another federal agency said both tankers anotherfederal agency said both tankers had sunk. 0n the russian state media, they have shown video footage of this ship completely broken apart, there is an oil spill in the stormy seas and the agency also spoke of an oil spillage, said that basically the russian authorities were taking measures to eliminate that spell, they haven�*t explained what that involves. and importantly, there is also

the kerch strait is a key route for russian exports — for russian exports.ed streets of the capital city in his pope mobile. he held an open—air mass, before meeting with president emmanuel macron at the airport ahead of his departure. you�*re watching bbc news, i�*ll have more for you at the top of the hour, and you can get the latest news on our website, thanks for your company and i�*ll see you soon. bye for now. hello. sunday brought temperatures as high as 14 degrees in some parts of the uk, and the new working week is getting off to a similarly mild start. now we are going to see some wet and windy weather at times this week. it will then turn colder for a while towards the end of the week, but for the time being, we find ourselves within this area of mild air. across the north of the uk, though, notice this weather front a very slow moving weather front which is going front — a very slow moving weather front which is going to continue to deliver some heavy and persistent rain across the north west of scotland. some western parts of the highlands throu

as for the explosion on the kerch bridge, ukraine has not declared any actual involvement.ins unclear as to what actually caused it. russia has said it was a �*truck bomb�*, while some experts say there was a massive explosion below the bridge. in any case, president putin has said this act of terrorism, as he called it, couldn't go unanswered. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. after the missile strikes on ukraine, a kremlin threat to kyiv. translation: if any more - attempts are made to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory, russia's response will be harsh and will be equal to the threat posed to the russian federation. nobody should have any doubts about that. the kremlin has no doubts that it was the ukrainian intelligence services that did this to the bridge between russia and annexed crimea. russia's response, the bombardment of ukraine. the missile strikes were from land, air, and sea. russian state tv saw them as a turning point. "we've gone on the attack now, on all fronts," she says. president biden condemned moscow's unprovoked aggression. but if y

says he'll respond to what he's called a "terrorist act" that crippled the strategically important kerchdge. it links russia with the annexed region of crimea. the russian president blamed ukraine for the attack. ukrainian media reported military drones were used. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. some call it russia's most important bridge, but look, you can see the roads split and sloping. russia says ukrainian naval drones struck at night. two people were killed in the explosion. the bridge, linking mainland russia with annexed crimea, is a vital supply route for moscow. president putin promised to retaliate. translation: this is | another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime, from a military standpoint, and a brutal one. russia will, of course, respond. the defence ministry is drafting proposals. same bridge — last autumn. russia accused ukraine of carrying out this attack, too. ukraine says the bridge is illegal. the 12 mile long bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin, it's hugely symbolic. when it opened in 2018, vlad

it's important to add that, yes, both rail services and road traffic across the kerch bridge were suspended understand from the official announcements the bridge is open for cars but it is still operating with severe limits after the previous attack because this is the third attack on the crimean peninsula in recent days. in the beginning of this week, the attack damaged the kerch bridge which connects russia with the peninsula. later, there was another attack on a military facility, and experts say this may look like an attempt to damage russian supply lines as the ukrainian counteroffensive is going on. a mass march by thousands of israeli protesters has reached the parliament injerusalem, where lawmakers are due to pass the first bill in the government's planned overhaul of the judiciary. tens of thousands of people have joined the march since it set off from tel aviv earlier this week. they plan to set up tents at the knesset as they stage a last ditch effort to try to prevent or delay the final votes on a bill that would curb the supreme court's ability to void decisions by the governm

vladimir putin has also ordered the russian secret service to ramp up security on the kerch bridge. ukrainian officials have welcomed the explosion — without officially admitting responsibility. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. an explosion at dawn. this was the result. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel train. whatever the cause, you could see the damage. this is the bridge that links russia to annexed crimea, and parts of the road had collapsed into the sea. later, investigators announced that three people had been killed. they have opened a criminal case. the 12—mile long road and rail bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin as a supply route, it is also a symbol of the russian annexation of crimea. vladimir putin opened it in 2018, getting behind the wheel to show that, as far as he was concerned, russia and crimea were joined for ever. very different scenes today. pro—kremlin commentators have blamed ukraine for the explosion, but there has been no claim of responsibility from kyiv. it is

the kerch strait is a key route for russian exports — and separates russia from crimea, the ukrainianco city. it's an annual event where hundreds of competitors, their children and even pets dress up as santa claus and run through the capital. they run along three routes — the longest of which is ten kilometers. the one kilometre option is reserved for those with dogs and pushchairs though. and it might be a hot, sunny day, but you can't take part without wearing the mandatory santa suit. stay with us here on bbc news. i'll have more for you at the top of the hour, joined me that if you can. goodbye for now. hello. sunday brought temperatures as high as 14 degrees in some parts of the uk, and the new working week is getting off to a similarly mild start. now we are going to see some wet and windy weather at times this week. it will then turn colder for a while towards the end of the week, but for the time being, we find ourselves within this area of mild air across the north of the uk. though notice this weather front a very slow moving weather front which is going to continue to deli

it happened here, the kerch strait that separates russia from the crimean peninsula.nd russian scientists estimate their spill could be twice the size of the last significant oil spill in the strait, in 2007. this is a video of the latest incident that were released by russian authorities in december showing one oil tanker split in half, with streaks of oil clearly visible in the water. the other one went aground. ukrainian activists have accused these vessels of being part of russia's shadow oil fleet, tankers poorly maintained and not properly insured and thought to be used to move oil to avoid sanctions but analysts could not confirm this. greenpeace estimates that the spill area covers around 400 square kilometres and at least some of this oil has sunk to the bottom of the sea and here is a video from an independent russian environmental group and it shows what looks like oil on the seabed. some signs of pollution have been visible in recent recent satellite imagery. here is a beach in a russian resort town in december, days after the incident and you can clearly

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait off the coast of escalation of tensions. russian forces opened fire and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko, has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. 0ur correspondentjon donnison explains more. this is unfolding in the kerch straight, a narrow and strategically important stretch of water which separates crimea and russia. it allows access to some of ukraine's key ports. as you say dramatic ramping up tensions. both sides saying they were provoked by the other. russian fighter jets saying they were provoked by the other. russian fighterjets and attack helicopters have been seen in the area. in the last hour and a half we have had a statement from nato calling for restraint and a deescalation in saying that russia must allow unhindered access to ukraine's ports, a sharp reminder this conflict is not goin

i thought russia was trying to build bridges in africa, pun intended about the other bridge, the kerchat on our business coverage. already some commodities arising on the news of that deal. jane harman there referring to the kerch bridge. well president putin has vowed to retaliate for monday's attack on that bridge which he described as a terrorist act. ukraine says russia launched drone attacks in the south and east of the country overnight. the first vehicles have now crossed over the bridge since it was damaged in the attack. steve rosenberg reports from moscow. this bridge is the one that links crimea to russia. some call it russia's most important bridge, but look, you can see the roads split and sloping. russia says ukrainian naval drones struck at night. two people were killed in the explosion. the bridge, linking mainland russia with annexed crimea, is a vital supply route for moscow. president putin promised to retaliate. translation: this is | another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime, from a military standpoint, and a brutal one. russia will, of

images widely shared on social media show a train on the kerch rail bridge engulfed in flames.se of the damage is unclear. the adviser to the head of the office of president of ukraine tweeted "crimea, the bridge, the beginning". the 19km, 12 mile bridge across the kerch strait was opened by president putin four years after moscow illegally annexed crimea. these pictures show mr putin driving a truck, leading a convoy across the newly opened bridge in 2018. all this comes as ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman — which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest. dawn this morning revealed a major blow for russia and its main connection to crimea. this is a key road road and railway bridge linking the peninsula. officials confirmed fuel tanks caught fire, apparently part of a freight train crossing the bridge, but it's not clear what caused this. sections of the road have also collapsed into the sea. this is an important connection strategically for getting supplies to crimea, and to russian forces in southern uk

already announced that it plans to issue a postage stamp celebrating the hit on the bridge over the kerchf that attack is enormous here, too. now, experts i've spoken to have said that they think this was probably a result of an extremely expertly executed sabotage operation, almost certainly by ukrainian special forces. but a presidential adviser just about an hour or so ago said, no, this was actually the result of infighting in moscow. was he trolling the russians, playing on signs of division within the russian defence establishment? we simply don't know. it seems, though, this was a very good day, though, for ukraine. now we can speak to the vice president and director of the security defence decision at the rand corporation. very good to have you with us, barry. what impact will this attack wmhmmdwmmbnmfi have what impact will this attack have on president putin's morale right now? i have on president putin's morale right now?- have on president putin's morale right now? i think it is another blow, _ morale right now? i think it is another blow, it _ morale right now? i think it is a

images widely shared on social media show a train on the kerch rail bridge engulfed in flames.ow illegally annexed crimea. earlier i spoke to justin crump — a defence and security expert, and the british army veteran, who's also a ceo of the risk intelligence firm sybelline. it looks extreme unlikely to have been an accident, especially as per the russian narrative. there are very few images of what appears to have been the incident itself, but it doesn't look as if it started on the road bridge side, the northern side of the bridge. the fireball seems to have ignited the train that was waiting that damaged the railway bridge. so it seems to have happened in that sequence. the story that the train caught fire and then that damage the roadbed doesn't really hold water so one thing i can say with certainty is that doesn't appear be true. and therefore it is certainly some form of human action and ukraine has more or less, with a nod and wink, suggested it could be them. and that certainly fits the most likely narrative. it is a very obvious target for ukraine. various theories be

wonder if you could talk about the geopolitical rather than local strategy and the advantage that the kerchd what would happen if ukraine worked to target this particular area? , ., worked to target this particular area? , . ., , ., , area? they have attempted many different ways — area? they have attempted many different ways to _ area? they have attempted many different ways to try _ area? they have attempted many different ways to try and - area? they have attempted many different ways to try and isolate l different ways to try and isolate crimea, isolate the russian troops. and damage the logistics supplies that are moving through that entire region. best viewed as part of a much bigger picture ukraine in general is trying to restrict the flow of logistics into the russian forces fighting in ukraine and generally, eat up resources so for example, the attack on the tanker raises the question of whether or not the russian navy has to protect every merchant vessel moving through the black sea that is relevant to its own cause and operations? this is actually quite a significant challenge.

military district of russian headquarters which is in range, as well as the putin pet project, the kerchortant military conduit for russia to bring supplies from the mainland to crimea. so given the timing — mainland to crimea. so given the timing of _ mainland to crimea. so given the timing of all _ mainland to crimea. so given the timing of all of _ mainland to crimea. so given the timing of all of this - mainland to crimea. so given the timing of all of this as - mainland to crimea. so given the timing of all of this as we are waiting for the new trump presidency to begin injanuary, what do you think might happen between now and then, russia and ukraine of course keenly aware of the timing?- and ukraine of course keenly aware of the timing? yes, well, havin: aware of the timing? yes, well, having been _ aware of the timing? yes, well, having been based _ aware of the timing? yes, well, having been based in _ aware of the timing? yes, well, having been based in ukraine i having been based in ukraine for most of the war, i can tell you that i have never felt as anxious or worried as i d

we heard from a russian analyst earlier that russia had just closed off the kerch strait for two hoursu know, according to the legislation and according to the agreement dated 2003, azov sea is the internal sea of both ukraine and russia. so, we possess the same rights. and if our ships are going somewhere, we are just informing the russian federation and vice versa. we did all the procedures on our side. let's take a look at one of the most read stories across the the bbc this morning. nasa's mars insight mission heads for ‘seven minutes of terror‘. this is the first spacecraft designed to study the internal structure of mars, attempting a difficult landing on the planet tonight and nasser says the probe will have minutes to slow down from more than 12,000 down to just five miles an hourto more than 12,000 down to just five miles an hour to avoid crashing into the surface —— nasser. more on that ina that's it for today's morning briefing. the united arab emirates has issued a presidential pardon with immediate effect for jailed a presidential pardon with immediate effect forjailed bri