“Ukraine Destroys Bridges for Buffer Zone in Russia”
Breaking News: Ukraine blows up key bridges and says aim is to carve out a buffer zone inside Russia
Over the weekend, Ukraine reportedly destroyed several key bridges in Russia’s Kursk region as part of an ongoing incursion, which Kyiv now claims is aimed at creating a buffer zone to prevent cross-border attacks. Breaking News On Sunday, Ukraine’s air force confirmed that a second bridge had been destroyed, stating that the move “deprives the enemy of its logistical capabilities” and “significantly affects the course of hostilities.”
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the head of Ukraine’s air force, shared a video showing what appears to be a strike on one end of the bridge, declaring, “Minus one more bridge.” NBC News verified the video’s location as the village of Zvannoye on the Seim River in the Kursk region. This followed a previous video released by Oleshchuk on Friday showing an airstrike that severed another bridge in two.
Acting Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov confirmed the bridge attack via his Telegram channel, stating, “As a result of an attack from Ukraine, a road bridge across the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district was destroyed.”
Kyiv has confirmed that its forces continue to advance, and on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X that Ukrainian troops had recaptured over 480 square miles of Russian territory in a surprise offensive launched two weeks ago. Breaking News This unexpected move has shifted the dynamics of the war and presented a new challenge to the Kremlin.
The operation appears to have caught Russia completely off guard after months of focusing on Ukraine’s eastern front and the rest of the 600-mile battle line. Meanwhile, Russia’s defense ministry reported on Monday that its forces had captured another settlement in the contested Donetsk region, where concerns are growing over Ukraine’s vulnerable positions in towns like Pokrovsk and Toretsk. In response, local authorities have ordered the mandatory evacuation of families with children from Pokrovsk.
While Ukrainian officials had hinted at several possible motivations for the sudden offensive, on Sunday, Zelenskyy disclosed what he described as the primary objective of the operation in Kursk. “Our main task in defensive operations is to destroy as much of Russia’s war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions,” Zelenskyy stated in his nightly address. “This entails establishing a buffer zone—our operation in the Kursk region—on the aggressor’s territory.”
It was Zelensky’s first official statement about the operation after several days of conjecture by military observers regarding Ukraine’s intentions in the daring attack.
Russian troops launched an armored ground assault on Ukraine’s northeastern region, marking what Kyiv described as a significant new offensive that had been anticipated for months. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry responded by deploying reserve units to the Kharkiv border area after Russia attempted to breach defense lines using armored vehicles and artillery.
The ministry announced that the initial attacks, which began at dawn, had been repelled, though “battles of varying intensity” were still ongoing. “The defense forces of Ukraine continue to hold back the enemy’s offensive,” the statement added.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the escalation during a scheduled news conference in Kyiv, stating, “Russia has initiated a new wave of counteroffensive actions in this direction. Ukraine has met them there with our troops, brigades, and artillery.”
Russian forces launched an armored assault on northeastern Ukraine, marking what Kyiv described as a significant new offensive it had been bracing for over the past few months. In response, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry swiftly dispatched reserve units to reinforce the Kharkiv border region, following a Russian attempt to breach Ukrainian defense lines with the support of armored vehicles and artillery.
In a statement, the ministry confirmed that the dawn attacks had been repelled but noted that “battles of varying intensity” were ongoing. “Ukraine’s defense forces continue to resist the enemy’s offensive,” the statement read.
During a scheduled news conference in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked, “Russia has launched a fresh wave of counteroffensive operations in this region. Our brigades, soldiers, and artillery have engaged them head-on.”
Russia strikes Ukraine again with a ground offensive.
He stated that the Ukrainian command was ready to confront the Russians “with fire” in the event of an assault in the region. He stated that there was still “fierce combat” going on and that the Russian army could send more forces into this region.
The Kremlin has been assembling thousands of troops for a significant military onslaught this summer, according to warnings from Ukrainian officials. Breaking News Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that he wants to create a buffer zone that will force Ukrainian forces to retreat from their northern border, his military’s advance across the front lines has, up to this point, mostly targeted the eastern and southern Donbas regions.It was unclear at first whether the latest Russian offensive was an effort to distract outgunned Ukrainian soldiers. Breaking News:
Breaking News: Encouraged by the incursions into Russian territory, Zelenskyy also chastised his Western allies. Breaking News “Our partners’ supply deliveries need to happen faster,” he stated. “We humbly request this. In war, there are no vacations. Both decisions and prompt logistics for the announced relief packages are required. My particular attention is directed towards the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
Kirby added, “We urge the Israelis to open up that passage to humanitarian assistance immediately.” This is part of the ongoing pressure the United States is putting on Israel to keep the crossing open for help. We implore them, as we have in the past, to exercise the utmost caution, precision, and discrimination in providing that aid, as it is sorely needed, in order to prevent further endangering the lives of innocent people.
Breaking News President Joe Biden stated on Friday afternoon that the United States would provide an extra $400 million in aid to Ukraine using the presidential drawdown power, which uses money already in reserve.
“This timely and crucial U.S. assistance will help save civilian lives and boost Ukrainian fighters on the battlefield,” Zelenskyy wrote in a Friday on X message thanking Biden for the support.
In a broad counteroffensive in the fall of 2022, Ukraine drove Russian forces out of significant sections of the Kharkiv region, demonstrating to the West that it was capable of reclaiming land that had been taken by a much more formidable adversary. But Moscow’s military has gained the upper hand in combat due to months of delays from its allies, and its most recent counteroffensive in the south and east did not live up to expectations.
While Kyiv awaits fresh American military assistance following months of acute ammo shortages, military observers had been anticipating a fresh Russian offensive in the area.
Breaking News Moscow has seized many settlements in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks, claiming to have taken advantage of this weakness to advance. Nonetheless, more action in the Kharkiv area might
