Wednesday Briefing: Doubts about a Russian admiral

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We’re covering uncertainty over the fate of a top Russian admiral and the death toll from an explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh. Plus: London’s leafy havens. Adm. Viktor Sokolov, Russia’s Black Sea fleet commander, in Sevastopol, Crimea, last year.Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters Did Ukraine kill a Russian admiral? A day after announcing that Viktor Sokolov, a top Russian admiral, was among 34 officers killed in an audacious strike deep behind enemy lines, Ukrainian officials acknowledged yesterday that [there might be some uncertainty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1ibGFjay1zZWEtY29tbWFuZGVyLWRlYXRoLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNzYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTgxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPoHtxNlIw48DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). It came after Moscow released a video purporting to show the admiral attending a meeting earlier in the day. “According to available sources, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet is among the dead,” the Ukrainian military’s statement said. “Many have not yet been identified due to the fragmentation of body parts.” Given Moscow’s long history of refusing to acknowledge military setbacks, and the challenges of authenticating the video, Admiral Sokolov’s fate following the Ukrainian attack on the headquarters of Moscow’s fleet in Sevastopol, on the Crimean peninsula, remained unclear. Russian officials have not commented directly. Details: In the clip, dated Sept. 26, an officer who appears to be Admiral Sokolov is seen on a video screen but does not speak. The video has been edited to show the fleet commander’s presence multiple times at the meeting, possibly to offer evidence that he was still alive. 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In Canada: The speaker of the House of Commons resigned after apologizing for [introducing as a “hero” a 98-year-old Ukrainian](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjYvd29ybGQvYW50aG9ueS1yb3RhLXJlc2lnbi1jYW5hZGEtdWtyYWluZS1uYXppLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzc2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU4MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6B7cTZSMOPAxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) who had served with a Nazi SS unit. The aftermath of the explosion.Republic Of Artsakh Ministry Of Internal Affairs, via Reuters Death toll rises in Nagorno-Karabakh explosion [At least 68 people were killed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2F6ZXJiYWlqYW4tbmFnb3Juby1rYXJhYmFraC1leHBsb3Npb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNzYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTgxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPoHtxNlIw48DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and 105 remained missing after an explosion at a fuel depot in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, the region’s government said. The blast occurred as ethnic Armenians rushing to leave the region waited to refuel their cars. More than 28,000 people have fled Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia in the past week as part of a mass exodus that began after a sudden military offensive brought the enclave back under Azerbaijan’s control. The shift in power has raised fears of ethnic cleansing in a region where decades of interethnic hatred have fueled wars, population shifts and atrocities. Confusion: In an earlier statement, Armenia’s health minister, Anahit Avanesyan, said that the remains of 125 people had been transferred to forensic centers in Armenia. The human rights ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh, Gegham Stepanyan, later clarified that the 125 were war-related deaths. 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From the U.S. Pete Marovich for The New York Times - President Biden joined a group of striking General Motors workers in Michigan, [an extraordinary gesture of support](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP4QiAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wOS8yNi91cy9iaWRlbi11YXctc3RyaWtlLWRldHJvaXQvYmlkZW4tdWF3LXN0cmlrZS1waWNrZXQtbWljaGlnYW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzc2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU4MTImc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6B7cTZSMOPAxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to a labor union. - After 148 days on strike, [television and movie writers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNi9idXNpbmVzcy9ob2xseXdvb2Qtd3JpdGVycy1yZXR1cm4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNzYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTgxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPoHtxNlIw48DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) will begin returning to work today. - The U.S. and 17 states [filed suit against Amazon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Z0Yy1hbWF6b24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNzYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTgxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPoHtxNlIw48DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), accusing it of illegally protecting a monopoly over swaths of online retail. - The federal antitrust case against Google, now in a third week, is shaping up to be perhaps the [most secretive of its kind](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjYvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9nb29nbGUtYW50aXRydXN0LXRyaWFsLXNlY3JlY3kuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNzYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTgxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPoHtxNlIw48DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in decades. - J.P. Morgan Chase agreed to [pay $75 million](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjYvYnVzaW5lc3MvanBtb3JnYW4tamVmZnJleS1lcHN0ZWluLXZpcmdpbi1pc2xhbmRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzc2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU4MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6B7cTZSMOPAxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle its claim that the bank had enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. What Else Is Happening - Millions of years ago, the Ocucaje Desert in Peru was a gathering place for fantastical sea creatures: whales that walked, aquatic sloths and [the world’s heaviest animal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNi9zY2llbmNlL3BhbGVvbnRvbG9neS13aGFsZXMtcGVydS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDM3NjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1ODEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-ge3E2UjDjwMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Scientists believe that a trafficked pangolin belongs to a [previously unrecognized species of the strange mammal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNS9zY2llbmNlL3BhbmdvbGlucy1uZXctc3BlY2llcy1zY2FsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNzYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTgxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPoHtxNlIw48DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - The governing body for gymnastics in Ireland apologized after a video showed an official who was handing out medals [skip over a young Black girl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2lyaXNoLWd5bW5hc3QtYmxhY2stbWVkYWwtYXBvbG9neS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDM3NjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1ODEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-ge3E2UjDjwMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). A Morning Read Andrew Testa for The New York Times In a city known for being gray and damp, [London’s parks teem with life](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wOS8yNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbG9uZG9uLXBhcmtzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzc2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU4MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT6B7cTZSMOPAxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) — whenever the weather cooperates. “The first thing that people do is flock to the parks,” one picnicker said of blue sky days. “There’s definitely a park culture.” SPORTS NEWS Derby Days, Copenhagen: [Brondby vs. FC Copenhagen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDg5NzUyNi8yMDIzLzA5LzI2L2RlcmJ5LWRheXMtY29wZW5oYWdlbi1icm9uZGJ5Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNzYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTgxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPoHtxNlIw48DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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ARTS AND IDEAS Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire, via Alamy Pumpkin spice latte turns 20 For fall fanatics, the season doesn’t start until Starbucks begins [selling its pumpkin spice latte](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9jwHP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNS9kaW5pbmcvZHJpbmtzL3B1bXBraW4tc3BpY2UtbGF0dGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzNzYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTgxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPoHtxNlIw48DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a sugary, cinnamon concoction that has defied global recessions, changing political headwinds and endless cycles of beverage and diet trends. (A medium has about 50 grams of sugar.) Before Starbucks unveiled the drink, “pumpkin” simply did not exist as a consumer category at the scale familiar to Americans today. Now, pumpkin-flavored products this year accounted for $787 million in sales in the U.S., including pumpkin spice hummus and pumpkin spice deodorant — as well as a herd of generic copycats. “A lot of people will say it’s a ‘basic’ white girl thing,” one fan said of the drink. She added: “People are throwing around ‘basic’ like it’s derogatory.” Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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