system has radars that have a challenge in time picking up the f-35. so, and the first report is always wrong in combat, ainsley. so, i really believe that iran still doesn t know what happened and so they are down playing it because. i think they are nervous because israel showed very clearly that they can strike anywhere at any time without iran knowing about it. and they don t want to get into this tit-for-tat because israel is way more capable than iran right now. and from a military standpoint targeting military bases, military structures and oil facilities would be at the very top of israel wants list if they were going to come in and begin to dismantle iran i believe this was trying to find out where their air defenses actually
this bridge is strategically and politically important to moscow. here s the kerch bridge from above. it stretches across the kerch strait, connecting russia with crimea, a territory that russia illegally annexed in 2014. traffic has been partially restored to the road section of the bridge, with the railway line, running parallel to it, remaining fully intact. this is the second time the bridge was struck. russia says it was hit by an unmanned craft on the water s surface and that two of its civilians were killed. sources in the ukrainian security services have confirmed to the bbc that ukraine was responsible. the us says it s too soon to tell if any military advantage was gained from the strike. russia president vladimir putin responded to this earlier. translation: this is | another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime from a military standpoint and a brutal one. russia will,
translation: this is another terrorist attack by translation: this is another terrorist attack by the - translation: this is another terrorist attack by the kyiv - terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime from a military standpoint and a brutal one. russia will of course respond. the defence ministry is drafting proposals. on a visit in new york earlier, ukraine s foriegn minsiter questioned the use of the bridge. not every bridge is civilian, by definition, and this particular bridge, first it was built illegally. it exists beyond the law and we should always remember that, and second,it always remember that, and second, it is mainly used for military purposes, and we should consider it as such. russia s deputy prime minister marat khusnullin has said the bridge would be completely repaired by 1st november. now to our next top story. millions of people around the world are struggling with unrelenting heat, across three continents. parts of the us and china have
another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime, from a military standpoint, and a brutal one. russia will, of course, respond. the defence ministry is drafting proposals. same bridge last autumn. russia accused ukraine of carrying out this attack, too. ukraine says the bridge is illegal. the 12 mile long bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin, it s hugely symbolic. when it opened in 2018, vladimir putin was first to cross, as if to show the world that russia and crimea were now joined for ever. so for the second time in less than a year, the bridge that vladimir putin built, this symbol of russia s annexation of crimea, has come under attack. the kremlin says it will respond by continuing with what it still calls the special military operation , russia s war in ukraine.
ukraine says russia launched drone attacks in the south and east of the country overnight. the first vehicles have now crossed over the bridge since it was damaged in the attack. steve rosenberg reports from moscow. this bridge is the one that links crimea to russia. some call it russia s most important bridge, but look, you can see the roads split and sloping. russia says ukrainian naval drones struck at night. two people were killed in the explosion. the bridge, linking mainland russia with annexed crimea, is a vital supply route for moscow. president putin promised to retaliate. translation: this is | another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime, from a military standpoint, and a brutal one. russia will, of course, respond. the defence ministry is drafting proposals. same bridge last autumn.