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Ukraine Destroys Key Russian Bridge in Kursk Region
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Ukrainian forces have launched a surprise operation in the Kursk region of Russia, resulting in the destruction of a critical bridge and the capture of several Russian settlements. According to reports, Russian forces have struggled to mount an effective response to the attack, which is the largest on the country since World War II. Analysts believe that the destruction of the bridge could hinder Russian efforts to respond to the Ukrainian attack. However, the Russian advance towards Pokrovsk has raised doubts about Ukraine's hopes that its cross-border offensive will prompt Moscow to scale back attacks elsewhere on the battlefield. The situation remains fluid, with conflicting information emerging from different sources.
I think that has a great value in terms of information warfare because these images, videos that we see … that is a really good morale boost for Ukrainians.
From 19 August, we are closing access to five settlements, removing residents and helping them bring out their property.
As a result of the attack on the bridge … it was completely destroyed, and volunteers who were assisting the evacuated civilian population were killed.
For the first time, the Kursk region was hit by Western-made rocket launchers, probably American HIMARS.
I thank all our soldiers and commanders who are capturing Russian military personnel, thereby advancing the release of our warriors and civilians held by Russia.
In the Kursk region, we can clearly see how the military tool is being used objectively to persuade Russia to enter a fair negotiation process.
Ukrainian pilots are conducting precision strikes on enemy strongholds, equipment concentrations, as well as on enemy logistics centers and supply routes.
The key, in terms of Ukraine's success, [was that] they managed to penetrate Russian territory quite easily with little to no resistance. It was a complete surprise for the Russians, and it demonstrates that Russian intelligence services really failed to foresee any sort of Ukrainian incursion into the region.
Russian units there [are] caught between a river and a hard place – not very many places for them to go at the moment.
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sources
- 1.CNN
- 2.Al Jazeera
- 3.France 24
- 4.The New York Times
- 5.The Guardian
- 6.CTV News
- 7.BBC
- 8.Agence France-Presse
- 9.Associated Press
- 10.Institute for the Study of War
- 11.Interfax
- 12.Komsomolskaya Pravda
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Russian Foreign Policy
- 3.Russia-Ukraine War
- 4.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 5.US-Russia Relations
- 6.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- 7.Nuclear Weapons
- 8.German Foreign Policy
- 9.Russian Politics
- 10.Rare-Earth Elements
- 11.Ukrainian Politics
- 12.EU-Russia Relations
countries
- 1.United Arab Emirates
- 2.Germany
- 3.France
- 4.United Kingdom
- 5.Hong Kong
- 6.Qatar
- 7.Russian Federation
- 8.Ukraine
- 9.United States
organizations
- 1.Telegram
- 2.Kremlin
- 3.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 4.59th Motorized Brigade
- 5.82nd Air Assault Brigade
- 6.All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations
- 7.American Enterprise Institute
- 8.Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies
- 9.Pentagon
- 10.Royal United Services Institute
- 11.Russian Defense Ministry
- 12.Russian Foreign Ministry
persons
- 1.Vladimir Putin
- 2.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 3.Oleksandr Syrskyi
- 4.Serhii Dobriak
- 5.Constant Méheut
- 6.Donald Trump
- 7.Maria Zakharova
- 8.Vladimir Lenin
- 9.Aleksey Smirnov
- 10.Alexander Kots
- 11.Alex Gatopoulos
- 12.Alina Frolova