Ukraine destroys second major bridge in Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine This Sunday informed that there was A second major bridge was attacked in the area KurskKyiv's unprecedented incursion into Russian soil continues into its second week as it seeks to disrupt Moscow's supply lines.

Meanwhile, Russia increased pressure in eastern UkraineClaiming to have captured another town a few kilometers away from the logistics hub PokrovskIn Ukrainian hands.

“One more bridge short“The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force said in a telegram, Mykola OleschukBy releasing aerial video of an explosion that destroys a bridge near a Russian city Zvannoye.

“Air Force aviation continues to disrupt the enemy's logistical capabilities through precision air strikes,” he said.

It is unclear when Ukraine launched the attack. Oleshchuk did not give a date and Russian military bloggers shared photos of what appeared to be the same bridge destroyed on Saturday.

On August 6 Kyiv sent troops and armored vehicles across the borderIn the biggest attack against Russian territory since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

On Friday, Ukraine also announced the destruction of another bridge in the neighboring city of GlushkovoBoth are located on the Sem River, which meanders through the region.

Attacks on two bridges were abandoned Russia has limited river crossing options in the regionAccording to Russian military bloggers.

Moscow announced Evacuation efforts were difficult as one of the bridges collapsed.

The Russian Defense Ministry said at a press conference that it was pushing back Ukrainian forces near several villages.

more than 120,000 people have fled the region According to Russian officials, since the fighting began.

Early Sunday morning, Ukraine's drone attack on an oil depot in Russia's Rostov regionAccording to the local governor, a huge fire breaks out.

Videos posted on social media a Thick black smoke And flames erupted from the site of the fire, which the governor said was in the city of Proletarsk.

“In the Southeast Region RostovAir defense foiled the drone attack. “As a result of debris falling on the territory of the industrial storage facility in Proletarsk, a diesel fuel fire broke out,” the governor said. Vasily Golubev In Telegram.

“At 05:35 (0235 GMT), fire fighting at the Proletarsk industrial complex was suspended. Second drone strike” he added in an update to the post.

No one was injured And the destruction efforts resumed shortly after, he pointed out in a subsequent message.

Proletarsk is located 250 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and about 350 kilometers from kyiv-controlled combat zones on the eastern Ukrainian front line.

Since the start of the conflict, Kyiv has repeatedly attacked Russia's oil and gas facilitiesLocated hundreds of kilometers from its borders, it described it as a “mere” response to attacks against its energy infrastructure.

Earlier this month, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskyHe praised his forces for attacking oil plants in Russia, saying the attacks would help stop them “Justified Result” to conflict.

On the other hand, on Sunday Ukrainian forces announced that they had A Russian missile attack on the capital Kiev was foiledAir raid sirens sounded before dawn.

“This is the third ballistic missile attack against the capital in August, with a clear six-day gap between each attack”, the military administration of Kyiv city posted on Telegram after the early morning blast.

No damage or casualties were reported in the attack, which authorities say may have been involved “KN-23 North Korean Missiles”.

At the same time, on the front DonbassRussia claimed its forces had been captured SvyrydonivkaAnother leading settlement at a distance of 15 kms Pokrovsk.

Pokrovsk is located at a crossroads Main road supplying Ukrainian troops and cities across the Eastern Front and has long been a target of the Russian military.

“As a result of active operations, units of the Central Troops have liberated the village Sviritonovka“Moscow's Defense Ministry said, using the Russian name for the village.

Russian forces have been advancing on Pokrovsk for monthsThey take a series of small villages in an attempt to reach the outskirts of the city.

Head of Pokrovsk Military Administration, Sergey DobriakIt warned earlier this week that Russia was inside It is 10 kilometers from the outskirts of the city and urged the remaining residents to evacuate.

(With information from AFP)