Ukraine claims arms depot attack in occupied Kherson with Himars rockets - BBC

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Ukraine's military says it has destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in the southern city of Nova Kakhovka, killing dozens of soldiers, in an attack apparently involving US-supplied missiles.

However, Russian occupation officials say homes and warehouses were hit, leaving seven dead and up to 80 hurt.

It was not possible to verify the extent of damage or casualties.

Unconfirmed footage of several powerful explosions was shared on social media.

Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak attributed the attack to the US-supplied Himars multiple rocket launcher and spoke of a "reality collision" for the world's "second army". A Russian-installed official in the southern Kherson region, Katerina Gubareva, accused Ukraine of bombing "peaceful cities with American weapons".

Himars is far more accurate than Russia's equivalent systems and is already being credited with a string of recent attacks deep into Russian-held territory.

Large areas of the Kherson region were seized by the Russians in the first weeks of the invasion, but Ukrainian forces have launched a counter-offensive while Russia has focused on its military push into Ukrainian territory in the east. Kyiv has urged residents to leave the area to escape the counter-attack.

Russian-appointed officials made no mention of an arms depot being hit but said instead that warehouses containing the mineral fertiliser saltpetre had exploded - a claim ridiculed by Ukrainian officials.

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Vladimir Leontyev, who was put in charge of the Kherson region, told the Russian Tass news agency that dozens of residents had been left homeless and the city significantly damaged. Another Russian-backed official, Kirill Stremousov, said seven people were still listed as missing.

Details of who was caught up in the explosions were unclear, but Ukrainian military officials said more than 50 Russian soldiers were killed and military hardware destroyed. A spokesman in Odesa, Serhiy Bratchuk, said Nova Kakhovka was now "minus" its ammunition depot.

While Russian claims of damage to civilian buildings could not be confirmed, both sides agreed a Himars launcher had played a part in the attack. The first M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars) arrived in Ukraine at the end of June and were immediately linked to explosions at Russian ammunition depots and command centres as far as 70km from the front line.

Russian TV said Monday night's attack was so powerful that windows within a 2km-radius (1.25 miles) had blown out, flats had been destroyed, and hospitals and a market damaged. Russia has regularly accused Ukraine of targeting its own civilians.

The Russian Ria Novosti agency published footage of what it said was damaged warehouses from a humanitarian aid centre. Ukrainian local official Serhiy Khlan rejected as propaganda Russian claims that a hospital and residential buildings had been destroyed.

Mr Khlan appealed to residents to avoid the areas under attack, asserting that those whose windows had been blown out were happy as they realised Ukrainian forces were close.

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Meanwhile, Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian cities has claimed further lives. The number killed in Saturday's attack on a five-storey block of flats in the eastern town of Chasiv Yar has risen to 45, including one child, local officials say. Nine people have been rescued from the rubble.

The southern city of Mykolaiv was hit early on Tuesday morning, leaving 12 people wounded.

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BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford said windows had been blown out in the main hospital building in the city as well as nearby flats.

There were multiple holes in the ground and shrapnel damage at the scene, she said, from what looked like cluster bombs: "People tell me it was the heaviest night of shelling they remember."

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Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa faces 'terrible, massive protests' unless he quits - BBC

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Sri Lanka will see a "terrible, massive strike" and huge demonstrations if the president and prime minister do not quit by Wednesday, protest organisers and union leaders have warned.

This is the day President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised to resign after he fled crowds who stormed his palace, but many worry he won't keep his word.

A furious public blames him for their worst economic crisis in decades.

Sri Lankans are struggling with rolling power cuts and fuel and food shortages.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he would step down once an all-party interim government is set up following Mr Rajapaksa's departure.

But many Sri Lankans want him to leave immediately too - because once Mr Rajapaksa departs, under Sri Lanka's constitution, Mr Wickremesinghe would automatically become acting president for 30 days.

"If they do not go by the 13th [of July], we will restart the protests on a different level," protest organiser Father Jeevantha Peiris told the BBC.

"The trade unions and civil rights groups confirm from the 14th onwards they will start a terrible, massive strike along with all the protests." A union leader later confirmed this.

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Student leader Wasantha Mudalige warned if the two leaders "try to fool the people, we will take drastic actions and it will be much more intense" than the mass protests on Saturday in the capital, Colombo.

Thousands had swarmed the presidential palace forcing Mr Rajapaksa, an authoritarian leader whose family has dominated the island's politics for almost two decades, to flee. His whereabouts are currently unclear.

Sri Lanka: The basics

• Sri Lanka is an island nation off southern India: It won independence from British rule in 1948. Three ethnic groups - Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim - make up 99% of the country's 22 million population.
• One family of brothers has dominated for years: Mahinda Rajapaksa became a hero among the majority Sinhalese in 2009 when his government defeated Tamil separatist rebels after years of bitter and bloody civil war. His brother Gotabaya, who was defence secretary at the time, is the current president but says he is standing down.
• Presidential powers: The president is the head of state, government and the military in Sri Lanka but does share a lot of executive responsibilities with the prime minister, who heads up the ruling party in parliament.
• Now an economic crisis has led to fury on the streets: Soaring inflation has meant some foods, medication and fuel are in short supply, there are rolling blackouts and ordinary people have taken to the streets in anger with many blaming the Rajapaksa family and their government for the situation.

Amid uncertainty on the eve of his expected departure, organisers of the Aragalaya protest movement - named after the Sinhalese word for "struggle" - announced a list of demands at a public meeting with political parties and trade unions at Colombo library.

Besides demands for the resignations of the two leaders and everyone in their government, they also called for the executive presidency to be abolished, immediate economic relief and a People's Council to advise the government.

They also want the country's coffers, which most believe were drained by corruption, to be replenished. How this would be achieved is not clear.

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Representatives of political parties in parliament were present and said they agreed with the protesters' points, with one lawmaker even saying sorry for allowing the country to slide into economic crisis under their watch.

"To my other parliamentarians: we should apologise and rectify the situation, and be accountable to the people," he said as the dozens-strong crowd clapped.

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But some also warned the protests could not continue indefinitely as the country needed stability.

"Aragalaya has to accept whoever comes into power next. You cannot keep protesting," said one representative from the opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

The question of what's next for the movement looms large.

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Since it began in May, it has been driven by ordinary citizens joining forces with a vast array of interest groups - from unionists and farmers to artists, students and socialists - for one single goal: removing Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his brother Mahinda and the rest of their family from power. The president is the only one of these who remains in office.

But the protest movement's hydra-headed strength has also proved to be a weakness: it has been largely leaderless with no charismatic figure emerging for people to unite behind.

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Factions have clashed over the direction of the movement and one dispute between two socialist groups led to a physical fight that left several injured in the capital on Monday night, according to local media reports.

It has also meant the protest movement for now cannot offer a contender for the country's leadership once Mr Rajapaksa goes. Deep public suspicion of politicians has meant there is no clear favourite among those in parliament either.

Though the leader of the opposition Sajith Premadasa has put himself forward for the top job, he is seen by some as politically inexperienced and ineffective, and has yet to attract strong public support.

But protest organisers the BBC spoke to on Tuesday said they saw the movement remaining as a check on any future government, and were optimistic it could play a role in moving the country out of its current political and economic deadlock.

"With people power, it's possible," said Father Jeevantha. "The international community and the Sri Lanka diaspora, they are ready to help. People are united and ready to make sacrifices.

"We have a good moment now with the people's power."

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Russia turns off gas pipeline to Germany for repairs - Financial Times

Russia’s main gas pipeline to Germany went offline for scheduled maintenance on Monday, with fears growing that the flow of gas might not resume after the repairs are completed, threatening potentially disastrous consequences for Europe’s largest economy.

German officials admit they have no idea whether state-controlled gas export monopoly Gazprom will restart deliveries through Nord Stream 1 once the maintenance period comes to an end on July 21.

“We are getting quite different signals from Russia,” Klaus Müller, head of the Federal Network Agency, Germany’s energy regulator, told ZDF TV on Monday. Should Moscow fail to resume supplies on or around July 21 “it would look really bad”, he added.

Supplies to Italy were also reduced on Monday. Eni, the country’s biggest energy company, said that Gazprom would be supplying 21mn cubic metres of gas for the day, a drop of almost one-third compared with the average 32mn cubic metres it had been delivering over the past few days.

Government under-secretary Roberto Garofoli said the energy crisis was becoming “extremely serious” as businesses and households brace for energy rationing to mitigate the impact of the drop in supplies. 

The issue of gas supplied through Nord Stream 1 has become one of the biggest flashpoints in the increasingly acrimonious relationship between Russia and Europe over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Last month Russia reduced the flow of gas through the underwater pipeline, which has a capacity of 55bn cubic metres a year, by 60 per cent, blaming the delayed return of a crucial turbine that was being serviced in Canada.

The move hindered Germany’s efforts to rebuild gas storage levels ahead of the winter heating season, when demand for gas is much greater.

Since Russia cut capacity on Nord Stream 1 the European benchmark TTF gas price has doubled from already elevated levels, reaching €170 per megawatt hour. Prices for the main contract for delivery next month were relatively stable on Monday, rising only 0.5 per cent.

The turbine was being repaired by its German manufacturer Siemens Energy at its plant in Montreal. But Canada blocked its shipment back to Russia, citing the sanctions it has imposed on the Russian energy sector.

Hopes of a resolution to the conflict rose over the weekend when the Canadian government granted an exemption to its sanctions allowing Siemens to transport the turbine back to Germany. Siemens Energy said it was working on approvals and logistics to have the equipment in place as soon as possible.

However, there is widespread scepticism in Berlin that the absence of the turbine is the real reason for the sudden drop in supplies. Robert Habeck, economy minister, said it was just a “pretext” and accused Russia of “weaponising” its energy exports to deliberately hurt the German economy.

For that reason, concern is growing that Russia has no intention of resuming supplies once the maintenance period for Nord Stream 1 is over.

“There are Kremlin spokesmen who say that [Russia] could supply much more in combination with the Siemens turbine,” said Müller. “But there were also very bellicose messages from the Kremlin. Honestly, no one knows.”

James Waddell, an analyst at Energy Aspects, said that when flows were reduced through Nord Stream 1, Russia had the option of routing more gas through other pipelines into Europe, such as the one via Ukraine, “but has chosen not to do so”. “The flow cut has been for political rather than technical reasons,” he said.

He said Russia could “still publicly argue that delays in receiving the parts will mean a protracted period for restoring capacity” and that “over the next few months Russia will continue to stymie European efforts to build adequate gas stocks ahead of this winter”.

Müller said a “worst-case scenario” — where Russia turned off the gas tap completely — would “unfortunately look very, very bad”. “There are several scenarios according to which we would slip into a gas emergency,” he added. “That would mean we would have too little gas.”

European Commission spokesman Tim McPhie described the Nord Stream 1 shutdown as part of a broader picture of supply disruptions, with 12 EU countries currently being fully or partially cut off from Russian gas.

“The situation is clearly serious, and we need to be adequately prepared for any eventuality,” McPhie said. “We know gas supplies are being weaponised by Russia.”

The commission is planning to table proposals in mid-July on how EU countries should co-ordinate their industrial energy rationing and which categories of users to prioritise when faced with even fewer supplies.

Additional reporting by Valentina Pop and Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli

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Briton survives apocalyptic avalanche on Kyrgyzstan trek after piece of glacier breaks off - and he filmed it - Sky News

A man who heard "deep ice cracking" says he was "bricking it" and thought he might die as an avalanche came thundering down a mountain towards him in Kyrgyzstan.

Harry Shimmin, who was among nine Britons and one American on a guided tour of the Tian Shan mountains, said they were lucky to survive after a piece of glacier broke off.

Had they walked "five minutes further on our trek, we would all be dead", he said in an Instagram post.

"We would have only heard the roar before lights out."

Mr Shimmin, 27, said they had just reached the highest point on the trek when he separated from the rest of the group to take pictures on top of a cliff edge.

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"I'm very aware that I took a big risk," he said, but "felt in control".

Nevertheless, "when the snow started coming over and it got dark (and) harder to breathe, I was bricking it and thought I might die", he added.

"I was on a cliff edge, so I could only run away from the shelter (hence why I don't move).

"Yes I left it to the last second to move, and yes, I know it would have been safer moving to the shelter straight away."

His video shows a carpet of ice and snow rolling down the mountain, getting closer and closer until it goes over the top of him.

"Behind the rock it was like being inside a blizzard," he said.

"Once it was over the adrenaline rush hit me hard. I was only covered in a small layer of snow without a scratch.

"I felt giddy. I knew the rest of the group was further away from the avalanche so should be okay."

Image: Harry Shimmin says he was 'bricking it'. Pic: Harry Shimmin via Viral Hog

Although they were all safe, one person had "cut her knee quite badly" and "rode one of the horses to the nearest medical facility".

"The whole group was laughing and crying, happy to be alive (including the girl who cut her knee)," Mr Shimmin said.

"It was only later we realised just how lucky we'd been.

"If you look carefully in the video, you can see the faint grey trail winding through the grass. That was the path.

"We traversed it afterwards, walking among massive ice boulders and rocks that had been thrown much further than we could have run, even if we acted immediately.

"To make it worse, the path runs alongside a low ridge, hiding the mountain from view, so we would have only heard the roar before lights out."

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa confirms resignation, PM's office says - BBC

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has confirmed he will resign, the prime minister's office has said, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men.

Sri Lanka is in deep financial crisis and the crowds say they won't leave until both men quit their posts.

The parliament Speaker had earlier said the president would resign on 13 July.

Mr Rajapaksa, whose whereabouts are unknown, has not spoken publicly since his residence was stormed on Saturday.

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He was moved to safety before protesters entered the presidential palace.

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The president has been blamed for the country's economic mismanagement, which has caused dire shortages of food, fuel and medicine for months. His resignation was first announced by the parliament Speaker on Saturday, but many Sri Lankans responded with scepticism to the idea that he would relinquish power.

On Monday, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said in a statement it had been informed by Mr Rajapaksa that he would step down on Wednesday.

But under Sri Lanka's constitution, his resignation can only formally be accepted when he resigns by letter to the Speaker - which has yet to happen.

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe had earlier also said he would step down from his position. His house was set on fire during Saturday's unrest.

People power push to oust president

Anbarasan Ethirajan, BBC News, Colombo

At the president's office in Colombo a huge queue stretches to the end of the road as thousands of people wait to see how their rulers have been operating.

Men, women, children are all going to inside to have a look.

The president's residence is one of the symbols of power in this country and one of the most protected buildings.

These people believe that they have won - that people power has triumphed in ousting the president and prime minister from power.

But those things haven't happened yet - even though the president has indicated that he will step down on Wednesday. Unless he resigns formally, it is going to be a long, drawn-out battle.

Read more from Anbarasan - Inside the palace full of Sri Lankans

Inside the occupied palace on Sunday, protesters were refusing to budge until the president leaves.

"I feel sad," said Nirosha Sudarshini Hutchinson, who was visiting the compound with her two teenage daughters.

"A man who was elected president in democratic way had to leave in such a shameful way. We are now ashamed of voting for him."

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Other politicians in Sri Lanka met on Sunday to discuss how to handle a smooth transition of power.

The speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament told the BBC World Service Newshour programme a new cross-party coalition government would need to be formed within a week of the president officially stepping down.

"The next couple of days are going to be extremely uncertain times as to see what transpires politically," political analyst and human rights lawyer Bhavani Fonseka told Reuters news agency, adding that it would be interesting to see if the two leaders "actually resign".

Sri Lanka: The basics

• Sri Lanka is an island nation off southern India: It won independence from British rule in 1948. Three ethnic groups - Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim - make up 99% of the country's 22 million population.
• One family of brothers has dominated for years: Mahinda Rajapaksa became a hero among the majority Sinhalese in 2009 when his government defeated Tamil separatist rebels after years of bitter and bloody civil war. His brother Gotabaya, who was defence secretary at the time, is the current president but says he is standing down.
• Presidential powers: The president is the head of state, government and the military in Sri Lanka but does share a lot of executive responsibilities with the prime minister, who heads up the ruling party in parliament.
• Now an economic crisis has led to fury on the streets: Soaring inflation has meant some foods, medication and fuel are in short supply, there are rolling blackouts and ordinary people have taken to the streets in anger with many blaming the Rajapaksa family and their government for the situation.

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The palace storming on Saturday was the culmination of months of mainly peaceful protests in Sri Lanka at the soaring cost of living and shortages of essentials.

Huge crowds converged on the official residence of President Rajapaksa, chanting slogans and waving the national flag before breaking through the barricades and entering the property.

Footage online showed people roaming through the house and swimming in the president's pool, while others emptied out a chest of drawers, picked through the president's belongings and used his luxurious bathroom.

Mr Rajapaksa vacated his official residence on Friday as a safety precaution ahead of the planned protests, two defence ministry sources said, according to Reuters.

Although it is Mr Rajapaksa's official residence, he usually sleeps at a separate house nearby. His brother, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, is at a naval base in the country, the sources say.

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Nick Kyrgios fell apart after finger-pointing show began in Wimbledon final meltdown - Express

And it’s the “noise” that distracts Kyrgios from delivering on his true potential. After losing the first set, serial champion Djokovic calmed things down and ground out the points one at a time.

Kyrgios’s error rate - just four unforced errors in that first set - doubled and then tripled. That is always a sad measure of a player who is falling apart. He is now heading off for a “well-earned vacation”, he told Barker after collecting his runner’s up plate.

That could be time to reflect, work out where he needs to be better to take that extra step and perhaps hone that fitness like his old mucker Andy Murray used to do in his down time. Or swim, shoot some hoops and chill.

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Wordle 387 HINTS: Struggling with July 11 Wordle? Spoiler-free clues to help with answer - Express

Wordle has become part of the daily routine for thousands of people across the globe, which is why Express Online is here to help you out. We've put together a selection of spoiler-free hints to help you keep your hard-earned winning streak alive. Simply head to the bottom of the page for the latest Wordle hints for July 11. And good luck, because Wordle 387 is a pretty tough nut to crack!

The rules to Wordle are simple. Players are given six chances to guess a different five-letter word each day. You'll need to use the process of elimination to uncover the correct answer.

For each guess, the letter tiles will show up in one of three colours. If the letter tile turns grey, the letter does not appear in the word you are guessing.

If the tile turns yellow, the letter you guessed is in the word, just not in the correct position. If the tile turns green, the letter is in the word and in the right place.

The app keeps track of your statistics, showing the number of correct answers you've managed, and your winning streak.

If you fail to solve the puzzle, then you'll have to wait until the next day for a new Wordle to be released. You'll also lose your winning streak.

Read on for some general Wordle tips, followed by three specific clues for Wordle 387 on July 11...

General Wordle tips and tricks...

• Don't use the same letter twice in your opening guess.

• Try to use a couple of vowels in your first guess, particularly 'A' and 'E'.

• Avoid letters such as 'X', 'Z' and 'Q' until later on, when you have a better idea what the answer is.

• 'RAISE' is a good word to start with, while 'TOUCH' is a decent second guess.

• Check out the daily hints provided by Express Online below...

Wordle 387 hints and clues for July 11...

1. Wordle 387 starts with the letter M.

2. Wordle 387 contains just one vowel, but it appears twice.

3. To address a lady respectfully.

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