Russia Shoots Down Missiles over Crimea, Rostov Region, Officials Say

A view shows the damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula, following what Russian-appointed officials say was a Ukrainian missile attack, in this picture released June 22, 2023. (Russian-installed leader of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)
A view shows the damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula, following what Russian-appointed officials say was a Ukrainian missile attack, in this picture released June 22, 2023. (Russian-installed leader of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)
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Russia Shoots Down Missiles over Crimea, Rostov Region, Officials Say

A view shows the damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula, following what Russian-appointed officials say was a Ukrainian missile attack, in this picture released June 22, 2023. (Russian-installed leader of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)
A view shows the damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula, following what Russian-appointed officials say was a Ukrainian missile attack, in this picture released June 22, 2023. (Russian-installed leader of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)

Russian air defense systems shot down two missiles on Sunday, Russian officials said, one over the annexed Crimean peninsula and another over Russia's southern Rostov region that also borders Ukraine.

A cruise missile was shot down near the city of Kerch on the Crimean peninsula, without inflicting any damage or casualties, Russia-installed Governor Sergei Aksyonov wrote on the Telegram messaging app. He did not specify where the missile had been launched from.

Crimea was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, but is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.

Local officials said traffic movement on the Crimean Bridge that links the peninsula to the Russian mainland was restored after an apparent suspension. No reason for the traffic halt was given.

In another incident, air defense shot down a Ukrainian missile in Russia's Rostov region, Governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram.

"There were no casualties. The debris partially damaged the roofs of several buildings," Golubev wrote.

Moscow regularly accuses Ukraine of attacks against targets inside Russia. Kyiv has denied this, saying it is fighting a defensive war on its own territory



US Investigates Unauthorized Release of Classified Documents on Israel Attack Plans

Vehicles drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vehicles drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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US Investigates Unauthorized Release of Classified Documents on Israel Attack Plans

Vehicles drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vehicles drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The US is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three US officials told The Associated Press. A fourth US official said the documents appear to be legitimate.
The documents are attributed to the US Geospatial Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency and note that Israel continues to move military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran's blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. They were sharable within the “Five Eyes,” which are the US, Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted online to Telegram and first reported by CNN and Axios. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
The investigation is also examining how the documents were obtained — including whether it was an intentional leak by a member of the US intelligence community or obtained by another method, like a hack — and whether any other intelligence information was compromised, one of the officials said. As part of that investigation, officials are working to determine who had access to the documents before they were posted, the official said.
The documents emerged as the US has urged Israel to take advantage of its elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and press for a ceasefire in Gaza, and has likewise urgently cautioned Israel not to further expand military operations in the north in Lebanon and risk a wider regional war. However, Israel's leadership has repeatedly stressed it will not let Iran's missile attack go unanswered.