TOP HEADLINES

• Moscow has claimed that Washington and London helped Ukraine orchestrate an unprecedented strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea last week. READ MORE BELOW

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said sanctions on Russia were not sufficient to halt its "aggression" and vowed new Ukrainian action against the "terrorist state." READ MORE BELOW

• Talks with Ukraine about grain imports are on track, the Polish agriculture minister said, after a dispute between the two countries over Warsaw's decision to extend a ban.

• European Parliament President Roberta Metsola hopes to see the EU open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova by the end of the year, hoping not to "disappoint" the candidate countries.

• The Russian delegation participating in the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council called upon relevant bodies of the UN to react to the Kyiv government's numerous abuses of human rights and freedoms. (TASS)

• Germany has welcomed a decision by neutral Switzerland to open the way to sell back some of its German-made Leopard II tanks to help rebuild stocks depleted by aid to Ukraine.

• Car traffic was suspended on Crimea bridge on Wednesday morning, Russian authorities said on Telegram, a measure often taken due to drone or missile attacks by Ukraine.

• A missile attack targeted Crimea and Russian air defense shot down a missile, the authorities installed by Moscow at the head of the Ukrainian peninsula said. 

• A media campaign to circulate the most absurd theories about the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage is currently under way in the West, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said. (TASS)

IN DEPTH

Moscow accuses West over navy attack in Crimea

Moscow claimed Washington and London helped Ukraine orchestrate an unprecedented strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea last week. 

"There is not the slightest doubt that the attack was planned in advance using Western intelligence assets, NATO satellite equipment, and reconnaissance aircraft," Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. 

The missile strike was carried out "in close coordination with the American and British intelligence services," she added.

Ukraine claimed responsibility for a missile attack that on Friday struck the fleet headquarters in Crimea, sparking a huge fire. Moscow said the attack left one Russian serviceman missing, while Kyiv said the strike killed 34 officers including the fleet commander, Viktor Sokolov.

Moscow has however pointed to a video call that shows Sokolov alive and was circulated after the attack.

Zelenskyy says there will be more Ukrainian action against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says sanctions on Russia were not sufficient to halt its "aggression" and vowed new Ukrainian action in the conflict. 

"We clearly see which directions of pressure on Russia need to be strengthened to prevent its terrorist capabilities from growing," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address. "Sanctions are not enough. There will also be more of our own Ukrainian actions against the terrorist state. As long as Russia's aggression continues, Russia must feel its losses."

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