Ukraine war latest: Ukraine 'clarifying information' after Russian admiral it 'killed' seems to appear in video

Traffic on the Crimean bridge was briefly suspended overnight, according to the bridge authority.

The Russian-installed governor of Crimea, who often reports any attacks in or over the region, has not commented. Over the last 24 hours we have been reporting on footage released by Russia's defence ministry which appears to show Admiral Viktor Sokolov - the head of Russia's Black Sea fleet - alive.

The level of aid for Ukraine has been one point of contention as a dispute between hardline Republicans and other members of the US congress threatens to shut down the government. Republicans control the House by a narrow majority, while Democrats are in a similar position in the Senate. Both chambers must pass any funding bill.US supplies of long-range ATACMS missiles and Abrams tanks to Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield, the Kremlin has said.

The Russian defence ministry didn't immediately respond to the reports yesterday - but today released a clip with a man who appeared to be Sokolov joining a meeting by video link. "It is particularly aggrieving that, due to the enduring conflict, a generation of minors is deprived of its right to compete in international football."

UEFA insists senior teams will all remain banned at club and national team levels from its competitions. His 19-year sentence now goes into effect, which means he will be moved to a special regime colony for the very worst offenders.

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