The Ukrainian military destroyed another bridge in the Kursk region on Russia’s southwestern border, the head of the Ukrainian Air Force said yesterday (18th).
Commander Mkola Oleshuk said on Telegram that day, “We have eliminated one more bridge to the direction of Kursk,” and by limiting the Russian military’s logistical capabilities through precision air strikes, “it has a significant impact on way of enemies.” “He said.
Regarding the Kursk offensive, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a broadcast speech that the main goal of the Ukrainian military is “to destroy Russia’s war potential as much as possible and make the resistance maximum attack. “
In particular, he said, these goals include “creating a buffer zone in the areas of invaders.”
On the 6th, the Ukrainian military carried out a reinforced battery-scale attack by moving tanks and armored vehicles in Kursk and other areas, and later claimed to have captured more than 80 villages within about 1,150 square kilometers of the Kursk region.
Reuters said it was the biggest attack on mainland Russia since World War II.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said in a statement today (19th) that it intercepted all 11 drones launched by the Russian military overnight in the capital city of Kyiv regions, Mkolaiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy and Donetsk e.
VOA news
* This article refers to Reuters.
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2024-08-19 11:58:55
