French carmaker Renault and Japan’s Toyota and Nissan all halted their manufacturing operations in Russia in previous months. General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin also stopped deliveries to the country in the months following the invasion in February. — Natasha Turak We...
For Twitty, Ukraine’s disappointing counteroffensive last summer was a missed opportunity. He noted that “had the Ukrainians breached the obstacle [defensive] belt and cut Russia’s land bridge [to Crimea] over the summer, they would have definitely had ...
However, since that time Russia has secured most of the land bridge from Russia to Crimea and is therefore significantly less reliant on the Kursk bridge for logistic support to Crimea and its occupying forces. As a result, mindful that Ukraine is short of munitions, the bridge ...
The Russia-Ukraine War began in February 2014 with the covert invasion of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea by disguised Russian troops. The conflict expanded in April 2014 when Russians and local proxy forces seized territory in Ukraine’s Don
These changes do not apply in relation to UN regimes. New civil monetary penalty powers for breaches in relation to Russia land prohibitions. Updating the definition of designated person in Treasury licences schedules and exceptions provisions of sanctions regulations to confirm that this includes ...
on Crimea. It has provided an essential link to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The $3.6 billion bridge, the longest in Europe, is vital to sustaining Russia's military operations in southern Ukraine. Putin himself presided over the bridge's opening i...
Dominance over these regions would not only create a land bridge to Russia from occupied Crimea but would grant it complete control over all Ukrainian port cities. Russian forces have not only blocked humanitarian access to Kherson but are also barring anyone from leaving the occupied area. ...
Saldo said the apparent attack “will not affect the course of the special operation in any way - there are other land routes to the Crimea.” He added that Russia “was taking measures to eliminate damage to bridge crossings.” Ukraine has not commented on the incident, and has not commen...
The home office did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. — Karen Gilchrist Wed, Aug 23 20234:21 AM EDT Russia facing friction at Crimea border after bridge attacks, UK ministry of defense says Maxar satellite imagery showing a super closeup view of Kerch Strait and the ne...
Some context:Kyiv has ramped up operations near the front lines of Zaporizhzhia in recent weeks, attempting what is seen as amajor military objective— breaking Russia’s land-bridge to annexed Crimea. Meanwhile, Russia has launched a series of air strikes and shelling operations in Zaporizhzhia...