kyiv claims responsibility for destruction of second major bridge in Kursk region

Hibapress / Radio Canada

kyiv said on Sunday it had destroyed a second strategic bridge in the Russian region of Kursk, where its troops have been conducting an unprecedented offensive for 12 days. For its part, the Russian army says it is continuing its push into eastern Ukraine, towards the Pokrovsk logistics hub.

kyiv said on Sunday it had destroyed a second important bridge for Moscow’s forces in the Russian region of Kursk, where its troops have been leading an offensive for 12 days, without so far succeeding in slowing the Russian army’s push further south, in eastern Ukraine towards the logistics hub of Pokrovsk.

On August 6, the Ukrainian army attacked the border region of Kursk, seizing, according to kyiv, 82 localities and 1,150 km2 of territory in an offensive that surprised Moscow, moving for the first time in a massive and prolonged manner the clashes into Russian territory.

In recent days, the Ukrainian army has said it is anchoring its positions in this region while gradually advancing, exactly as we expectedaccording to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine wants create a buffer zone on the territory of the aggressorhe added on Sunday evening.