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Ukraine says it has now attacked two bridges over the Seym river in Russia’s Kursk region, after a first was destroyed earlier this week.
Air force commander, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, wrote: “Minus one more bridge! The aviation of the air force continues to deprive the enemy of its logistical capabilities with accurate air strikes, which significantly affects the course of hostilities.”
Russia launched its third ballistic missile on Kyiv this month in retaliation for Ukraine’s shock incursion, with preliminary data showing that all the air weapons were destroyed on their approach to the city.
Western military analysts say there were three bridges in the area of the Ukrainian army’s offensive through which Russia supplies its forces – and two of them have been either destroyed or seriously damaged.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air defence units repelled Russia’s overnight air attacks, including on Kyiv, destroying all 11 drones that Moscow launched targeting Ukraine’s territory. The drones were downed over the Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Donetsk regions, the Ukraine’s air force said this morning.
First Ukrainians to enter Russia’s Sudzha in Kursk speak out
Some of the first Ukrainians to enter the town of Sudzha in the Russian region of Kursk have spoken out.
You can see a brief interview with the soldiers from the 33rd Assault Battalion below.
Tom Watling19 August 2024 09:20
Ukrainian soldiers work along the Donetsk front – picture
Tom Watling19 August 2024 09:13
Here are some of the latest equipment losses in the conflict
Below are some of the latest equipment losses identified by war tracker Andrew Perpetua across the frontline in Ukraine and in the Russian region of Kursk.
A little over 60 per cent of the materiel identified from footage posted online was Russia.
Tom Watling19 August 2024 09:05
Animal sanctuary rescues lion with ‘psychological issues’ from Ukraine
Kent animal sanctuary rescues lion with ‘psychological issues’ from Ukraine
A lion with “psychological issues” is to travel 1,400 miles from Ukraine to an animal sanctuary in the UK as part of a project rescuing the animal from the war-torn country. Yuna, an African lioness, suffered “shell shock”, “psychological issues” and lost her sense of co-ordination, according to The Big Cat Sanctuary, a Kent-based charity behind the Big Cats in Crisis campaign raising funds to rescue the lions from Ukraine. Yuna and African male lion Rori are the first of five lions to be rescued out of Ukraine after debris was blasted close to their enclosure in January as a result of Russia’s invasion of the country.
Tom Watling19 August 2024 08:55
Russian oil depot on fire – footage
Footage has been posted online showing a Russian oil depot in southwest Russia on fire, reportedly after Ukrainian drone strikes.
The oil depot, located in Proletarsk, Rostov region, is around 140 miles from the Ukrainian border.
Tom Watling19 August 2024 08:47
We have the latest photos from the frontline
Below we have some of the latest photos from the frontline in Ukraine.
Tom Watling19 August 2024 08:42
British tanks used to drive back Putin’s forces during Ukraine’s attack in Russia
Tom Watling19 August 2024 08:33
Photo shows Ukraine bombing bridge in Russia’s Kursk region
Below we are republishing a screenshot of a video posted by Ukraine’s air force commander Mykola Oleschuk showing the destruction of a second Russia bridge in Kursk over the weekend.
The strike, the second that week, was intended to disrupt Russian military logistics in the region as Ukraine continued pushing as part of its audacious incursion.
There are preliminary reports that a third bridge has also now been destroyed.
Tom Watling19 August 2024 08:29
Russian court upholds sentence of jailed US soldier Gordon Black
A Russian court rejected an appeal of a US soldier who was sentenced in June to nearly four years in a penal colony after being found guilty of stealing $113 (£87) from his girlfriend and making threats to kill her, the court has said.
Gordon Black, a 34-year-old US staff sergeant, was detained on 2 May in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok after an argument with his girlfriend, Alexandra Vashchuk, whom he had met while in South Korea.
He pleaded not guilty to threatening to kill Vashchuk but admitted he was partially guilty of taking the money, though out of necessity.
A panel of judges in the Primorsky Krai Court considered Black’s appeal of the verdict from a Vladivostok district court but left it unchanged, the court said in statement in a social media post.
Black’s defence argued in its appeal that the original verdict was illegal and unfair, and asked for a new trial, Russia’s RIA state news agency reported earlier.
According to Black’s defence lawyer, the verdict did not rely on case materials, ignored evidence confirming Black’s innocence, and incorrectly interpreted his actions towards the victim, RIA reported.
Black is among a a number of Americans held in Russia on a variety of charges.
Tom Watling19 August 2024 08:19
Musk denies sending cybertruck to Chechen warlord
Elon Musk has denied reports that he sent a Tesla cybertruck to Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov after the leader posted photos of one of the vehicles mounted with a machine gun.
“Are you seriously so r*****ed that you think I donated a cybertruck to a Russian general,” the Tesla owner wrote on X, formerly Twitter, which he also owns.
Kadyrov is the leader of Chechnya, a republic of Russia. His rule is propped up by Vladimir Putin.
Tom Watling19 August 2024 08:15
