Ukraine blasts hole in second Russian bridge
The Ukrainian Air Force said it had struck a second bridge in Russia’s Kursk region.
Footage posted on the commander’s Telegram channel showed the attack on a bridge over the Seim River in Zvanoye, Kursk Oblast.
This is the same river where another key bridge was destroyed in a Ukrainian military attack earlier this week.
Ukraine’s destruction of infrastructure in the region is believed to be an attempt to disrupt Russian supply lines and reinforcements.
Air Force commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk wrote: “Another bridge lost! Air Force aviation continues to disrupt the enemy’s logistical capabilities with precise air strikes, significantly affecting the course of the battle.”
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Footage posted on a commander’s Telegram channel shows an attack on a bridge in Zvannoe, Kursk over the Seym river.
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This is the same river over which another key bridge was destroyed by Ukrainian strikes earlier this week.
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Ukraine’s destruction of infrastructure in the area is believed to be an attempt to hamper Russian supply lines or reinforcements.
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Air force commander Lt General Mykola Oleshchuk wrote: “Minus one more bridge! The aviation of the air force continues to deprive the enemy of its logistical capabilities with accurate airstrikes, which significantly affects the course of hostilities.”
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Anti-Russian policies of the US are driving the global security environment to the brink of World War III, North Korean state media said on Sunday.
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North Korea condemned Ukraine’s incursion into Russia as an unforgivable act of terror backed by Washington and the West, adding it will always stand with Russia as it seeks to protect its sovereignty, state media announced.
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North Korea claims US anti-Russia policy is pushing global security to the brink of World War III
North Korea’s state media reported on Sunday that US anti-Russia policies are pushing the global security environment to the brink of World War III.
North Korea condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an unacceptable terrorist act backed by Washington and the West, state media said, adding that it would always cooperate with Russia in defending its sovereignty.
good morning. Russia-Ukraine War Ukraine says it repelled Russian missile attack Kyiv.
Air raid sirens sounded in the Ukrainian capital before dawn on Sunday, the AFP news agency reported.
“This is the third ballistic missile attack on the capital since the beginning of August, with an apparent gap of six days between each attack,” the Kiev city junta said in a Telegram post after the early morning barrage.
At the same time as the missile attack, a drone was spotted heading towards Kiev.
“All enemy drones were destroyed far outside the city,” it added.
No damage or casualties were reported from the attack, but the administration said it “probably North Korean Ballistic Missiles KN-23 type”
The United States and South Korea accuse North Korea of supplying ammunition and missiles to Russia for the war in Ukraine.
Kiev has repeatedly called on the West to provide it with more air defense systems.
last weekend, A 35-year-old man and his 4-year-old son Three people were killed and three others seriously injured in an overnight Russian missile attack near Kiev.
Concerns have deepened after Moscow pledged a “strong response” to the recent Ukrainian military incursion into the Russian-held town of Kursk.
Other developments:
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The UN nuclear watchdog warned on Saturday that the security situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was “deteriorating” following a drone attack nearby, after Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of dropping explosives on a road near the nuclear plant in Ukraine’s occupied south.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Ukraine’s president said his troops were “strengthening positions” in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kiev is launching a major ground offensive. He said Army Commander Oleksandr Shirsky had reported that Ukrainian forces were advancing and had taken more Russian soldiers prisoner.
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Ukrainian drone attacks oil storage facility Rostov, southern Russia A large fuel fire broke out in the region early Sunday morning, the local governor said. Video posted on social media showed thick black smoke and flames rising from the blaze in the city of Proletarsk. No injuries were reported.
