Olga Malchevska

I'm just dying to start talking about Kirch. Go for it. Because it's such a verified story. Ukraine has twice successfully attacked the Kirch Bridge.

I'm just dying to start talking about Kirch. Go for it. Because it's such a verified story. Ukraine has twice successfully attacked the Kirch Bridge.

Well, it's still there, but causing damage, as in partially successful. Good correction. So there have been two attacks, one using a truck that exploded, another one using sea drones. And we know from satellite imagery, if you look from space onto the area around the bridge, you can see that Russians have now built protections there.

Well, it's still there, but causing damage, as in partially successful. Good correction. So there have been two attacks, one using a truck that exploded, another one using sea drones. And we know from satellite imagery, if you look from space onto the area around the bridge, you can see that Russians have now built protections there.

Well, it's still there, but causing damage, as in partially successful. Good correction. So there have been two attacks, one using a truck that exploded, another one using sea drones. And we know from satellite imagery, if you look from space onto the area around the bridge, you can see that Russians have now built protections there.

like floating protections against the sea drones, but also there are literally air defenses on the bridge protecting it. But also it's important to know that after the repeated attacks, partially successful, by Ukraine, that there's evidence that Russians have been, for logistical purposes, have been using ground routes through occupied territory rather than the main Kremlin bridge.

like floating protections against the sea drones, but also there are literally air defenses on the bridge protecting it. But also it's important to know that after the repeated attacks, partially successful, by Ukraine, that there's evidence that Russians have been, for logistical purposes, have been using ground routes through occupied territory rather than the main Kremlin bridge.

like floating protections against the sea drones, but also there are literally air defenses on the bridge protecting it. But also it's important to know that after the repeated attacks, partially successful, by Ukraine, that there's evidence that Russians have been, for logistical purposes, have been using ground routes through occupied territory rather than the main Kremlin bridge.

And that means that it kind of diminishes the importance of it for Ukrainians as a target.

And that means that it kind of diminishes the importance of it for Ukrainians as a target.

And that means that it kind of diminishes the importance of it for Ukrainians as a target.

Untertitelung. BR 2018

Untertitelung. BR 2018

Untertitelung. BR 2018

Untertitelung des ZDF, 2020

Untertitelung des ZDF, 2020

Untertitelung des ZDF, 2020

For Ukraine it's a huge blow, a huge diplomatic blow, because Ukraine feels left out. And seeing not just normalisation between the USA and Russia, but what is perceived as normalisation on steroids, can't but hurt Ukrainian feelings.

For Ukraine it's a huge blow, a huge diplomatic blow, because Ukraine feels left out. And seeing not just normalisation between the USA and Russia, but what is perceived as normalisation on steroids, can't but hurt Ukrainian feelings.

The best pointer was from Marco Rubio's US State Secretary's Presser when he said that this is not even pre-negotiations to discuss any potential peace deal. It's just the starting point to launch some sort of a dialogue between the sides and Ukraine.