Russia claims to destroy 3 Ukrainian drones targeting Crimea bridge: Report
Russia, Iran can't attend Nobel Prize event this year; invitation revoked after flak Meanwhile, a defrocked Russian priest who spoke out against Moscow's offensive in Ukraine was jailed for three years on Thursday, following a court found him guilty of spreading 'fake news' about the army. Ioann Kurmoyarov -- ran a YouTube channel called the 'Orthodox Virtual Parish' -- was charged after allegedly posting 'several videos with false information about the use of the Russian army'.
"Kurmoyarov fully admitted his guilt and repented," the court said in a statement Thursday. According to rights group Amnesty International, Kurmoyarov had already been stripped of his priesthood in April 2022.
Annexed by Russia in 2014, Crimea has been targeted by Kyiv throughout Moscow's Ukraine offensive, however, has recently come under more intense and increased attacks. Earlier in August, the peninsula's Russian-installed governor had said that Russian air defense forces had shot down three Ukrainian missiles over the bridge, which is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's pet projects.
The 18-kilometer concrete bridge consists of two parallel structures, one reserved for road traffic and the other for rail traffic. When attacked in July, the bridge suffered major damage to the road section, also used to transport military equipment.
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