Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is 5 things you need to know Tuesday, the 18th

of July 2023.

Today, we look at what's next for the war in Ukraine after a Crimean bridge explosion.

Tell us how the U.S. is trying to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the country, and a

judge blocks Iowa's abortion ban.

Two pre-dawn explosions yesterday collapsed a part of the bridge connecting the Russian

mainland with the annexed peninsula of Crimea.

Ukraine's security officials claimed responsibility for the drone attack that killed two people

and injured one.

It's the second time since October that Ukraine has disabled the Kerch-Straight Bridge

after a truck bomb caused the previous damage.

Within hours of the attack, Russia pulled out of a year-old wartime deal that allowed

Ukraine to export its grain to global markets.

The announcement came shortly after the attack on the bridge, though the Kremlin claims

the two are unrelated.

The UN-brokered Black Sea grain initiative had Russia lifting its naval blockade of Ukraine's

shipments to avoid a humanitarian food crisis in developing countries.

Russia and Ukraine are two of the world's largest grain producers.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the move by Russia to not renew the expiring

agreement and said consumers would pay the price.

The U.S. faces intensifying urgency to deal with the fentanyl crisis.

I spoke with U.S.A. today, domestic security correspondent Josh Meyer about where efforts

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