The Ukrainian army hits an important bridge in the Kursk region. Russia, meanwhile, reports territorial gains near Donetsk. Belarusian ruler Lukashenko is moving larger troop units to his country’s border. Read everything about the tense situation in the Ukraine war here.
The fighting in the Russian-Ukrainian war is becoming increasingly intense. Kiev is reporting successes in Kursk, Moscow in the Donetsk region. In some cases, the information cannot be independently verified.
The most important things about the tense situation in the Ukraine war at a glance:
Fighting in the Kursk region
The Ukrainian army has launched an offensive in the western Russian region of Kursk According to their own statements, another important bridge has been hit. “One more bridge less.
The Air Force continues to deprive the enemy of its logistical capabilities with precise air strikes,” Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on the Telegram online service. He attached a video of the attack to his statement.
According to Russian military bloggers, there is now only one bridge in the Glushkovo district for supplying Moscow troops – near the village of Karysh. The Ukrainian army unexpectedly launched an offensive in the Kursk region on August 6.
According to army chief Oleksandr Syrskyj, more than a thousand square kilometers and 82 towns have been captured so far, including the strategically important town of Sudzha, about ten kilometers beyond the Russian border. There is an important gas hub of the Russian company Gazprom, which enables Russian gas to be transported to Europe via Ukraine.
Fighting in the Donetsk region
The Russian troops say they are advancing in the Eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk continued to advance. Moscow’s units had captured the village of Svyrydoniwka in the Pokrovsk district, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. The Ukrainian military project DeepState also reported that the Russians had captured new territories. For example, the town of Mykolaivka in the Kramatorsk district in the Donetsk region had been captured, DeepState said. The occupiers were also advancing in other directions. Ukraine does not usually provide information about its own territorial losses.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its own troops had improved their tactical positions in various directions in the war zone in Ukraine. The Ukrainian General Staff reported heavy fighting in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions and stressed that the Russian attacks were being repelled.
Tensions rise on Ukrainian-Belarusian border
The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko has larger troop units relocated to the border between his country and Ukraine. He cited large troop concentrations on the Ukrainian side as the reason for this. Ukraine has stationed up to 120,000 soldiers there, he claimed in an interview with the Russian television channel “Rossija”.
“And in view of this aggressive policy, we have stationed our military along the entire border, as would be the case in the event of war.” In addition to the regular troops, Belarus (formerly Belarus) also has special units deployed on the border.
Fighting in the Rostov region
In the southern Russian region of Rostov According to Russian sources, an oil depot caught fire in a Ukrainian drone attack early Sunday morning. Air defenses repelled the attack in the southeast of the region, local governor Vasily Golubev said on the Telegram online channel. Falling debris, however, sparked a major fire on the site of an industrial plant in the city of Proletarsk, where diesel oil is stored. There are reportedly no injuries.
Videos posted on online networks showed thick black smoke and flames spreading from the hit facility. Proletarsk is about 250 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down five Ukrainian drones during the night, including two over the Rostov region.
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