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03/04/2024March 4, 2024
Russia summons German ambassador after Bundeswehr wiretap leak
The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned Germany’s ambassador following the leaking of confidential talks between Bundeswehr officers.
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In the recording, German army officers discuss possible deliveries of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, as well as a potential Ukrainian strike on the Kerch Bridge that links the Russian-occupied to the Russian mainland.
Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014.
“The German ambassador arrived at the Russian foreign ministry, where he was summoned in connection with the publicized conversation of German officers about Crimea,” Russian state-run agency RIA Novosti said.
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03/04/2024March 4, 2024
Ukraine says it was behind blast on Russian bridge
A railway bridge in the southwestern Samara region in Russia has been damaged due to an explosive device, Ukrainian military intelligence and the Russian state-owned TASS news agency said on Monday.
Russian railway authorities said that traffic over the rail bridge had been suspended.
Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the bridge was being used to transport “military cargo.”
“A railway bridge over the Chapaevka River in Russia’s Samara region was blown up. On 4 March 2024, at around 6:00 am (0200 GMT), the bridge was damaged by blowing up its support structures,” Ukraine’s military intelligence said.
“Given the nature of the damage to the railway bridge, its use will not be possible for a long time,” it added.
Russia was using the railway line to bring ammunition to the town of Chapayevsk, according to Kyiv.
sdi/ab (AFP, Reuters, dpa, AP)
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