Ukraine blows up Kursk bridges, aims to carve 'buffer zone' in Russia, Kyiv says
Ukraine appeared to have blown up a number of key bridges in the Kursk region over the weekend as its troops pressed on with a daring incursion into Russia that Kyiv now says was aimed at creating a buffer zone to stop attacks across the border.
Ukraine appeared to have blown up a number of key bridges in the Kursk region over the weekend as its troops pressed on with a daring incursion into Russia that Kyiv now says was aimed at creating a buffer zone to stop attacks across the border.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported Sunday that a second bridge was destroyed in the Kursk region, saying it “deprives the enemy of its logistical capabilities” and “significantly affects the course of hostilities.”
“Minus one more bridge,” the country’s air force chief, Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, said sharing a video of what appears to be a strike on one of ends of the span.
NBC News was able to geolocate the video to the village of Zvannoye on the Seim River in the Kursk region. That comes after Oleshchuk released a video Friday of an airstrike that cut a bridge in two.
Acting Kursk Gov. Alexei Smirnov confirmed the bridge attack in a post on his Telegram channel.
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