Satellite images show Ukraine's expanding attacks inside Russia
Ukraine’s daring incursion into Russia has been backed by an expanding campaign of aerial attacks on strategic targets — from bridges in the Kursk region where its ground forces have pressed their surprise assault, to an airbase and oil depot set ablaze deep inside the Kremlin’s territory.
Ukraine’s daring incursion into Russia has been backed by an expanding campaign of aerial attacks on strategic targets — from bridges in the Kursk region, where its ground forces have pressed their surprise assault, to an air base and an oil depot set ablaze deep inside Russian territory.
Kyiv has touted these attacks and its use of U.S. weapons in videos proudly shared on social media. NBC News has geolocated some of those videos, and analyzed satellite images to track the campaign.
Last Friday and then on Sunday, Ukraine’s air force shared videos purporting to show at least two strategic bridges blown up over the Seim River in Russia’s southern Kursk border region, which Ukrainian troops invaded in a daring assault more than two weeks ago.
The claims were supported by satellite imagery showing at least one destroyed span near the town of Glushkovo. The destruction of the bridges over the river could isolate Russian forces in the area hoping to halt the Ukrainian advance.
Ukraine initially practiced a strict informational silence about the surprise Kursk operation, which has overturned the status quo of the 2 1/2-year war. But that has since changed, and this week, Ukraine has been advertising its attacks inside Russia.
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