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Ukraine said its large missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet

in Crimea on Friday was timed to coincide with a meeting of Russian naval officials.

Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that two Russian generals were injured in the

attack.

On Saturday, Russia said that Ukraine had launched another missile strike on Sevastopol

in Crimea.

The Kremlin-installed governor of the peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, claimed that

air defense systems shot down a missile just off the coast, with debris falling near

the shore.

President Joe Biden will visit members of United Auto Workers, one of America's biggest

unions in Michigan on Tuesday in support of their strike against car makers, a day before

a scheduled visit by Donald Trump.

The union expanded its strike to 38 facilities owned by GM and Stellantis, whose biggest

shareholder also part-owns the economist's parent company on Friday.

It did not escalate its strike against Ford, having made progress in negotiations.

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