The strategic bridge located in the Russian town of Glushkovo was destroyed on Friday, followed by the taking out of another bridge across the River Seym on Saturday. This marks the third bridge in the region to have been attacked and damaged, as confirmed by Moscow.
Russia’s Investigative Committee announced on Monday that yet another bridge located along the River Seym, which winds through the Kursk region, was destroyed in a Ukrainian attack. The Ukrainian military has stated that these targeted attacks are intended to disrupt Russian supply lines and make Russian troop and armory movement more difficult.
Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk confirmed this with a post on Telegram, accompanied by footage of the attack, stating, “Minus one more bridge.” He further explained how the Air Force aviation continues to deprive the enemy of logistical capabilities through precision air strikes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined his strategic goals in detail, stating that their primary task is to destroy as much Russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions, including creating a buffer zone on the aggressor’s territory.
Zelensky also mentioned how the hundreds of Russian troops captured in Kursk since the brazen cross-border operation began on August 6th will be used to bolster the countries “exchange fund” – a reference to the ability to get Ukrainians back through prisoner swaps.
According to RT, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated last month that the number of POWs held by both sides is five to one in Russia’s favor. However, Ukraine now claims to have taken dozens of Russian border guards prisoner during the first phase of its Kursk offensive.
Ukrainian officials have been discussing prioritizing the return of those “who defended Azovstal” in future prisoner exchanges, many of which were made up of the infamous Azov Battalion, which is well-known to have neo-Nazis in its ranks.
There are widespread reports that Ukraine has utilized US-supplied munitions, including the HIMARS system (last Friday) to strike some of these bridges. The below video is from the third bridge to be blown up.
Though impossible to confirm, Ukraine is now claiming to have seized 440 square miles of Russian territory. It also says that the Kursk operation has been able to divert Moscow’s attention from the front lines in Donbass, though the degree to which infantry troops have had to be pulled and relocated to Russia’s southern oblasts for defense remains uncertain.
