The Daily Populous Sunday August 18th, 2024 evening edition
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Ukrainian forces operating in Russia's Kursk Oblast have destroyed a second key bridge, Commander of Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk said on Aug. 18.

In a post on Telegram, Oleshchuk published a video showing what he described as a "precise" air strike on the structure.

"Minus one more bridge!" he added.

Commander of Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk shared footage of the destruction of another bridge over river Seim in the Kursk region. This has a significant impact on enemy logistics in the bridgehead. pic.twitter.com/LPJjUfgEuN August 18, 2024

Though he did not state exactly where the bridge is located, the Russian Telegram channel Mash said it was a bridge over the Seim River near the village of Zvannoye.

It also claimed U.S.-supplied HIMARS missiles were used in the attack.

The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims.

If confirmed, it would be the second key bridge destroyed by Ukrainian forces in recent days and will further hinder Russia's ability to resupply troops hoping to fend off Ukraine's incursion.

Another over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky District in Russia's Kursk Oblast, was hit on Aug. 16, Alexey Smirnov, the region's acting governor, claimed.

According to Mash, there is now only one remaining usable bridge in the area.

The unprecedented operation being conducted by Ukraine hit its 10-day mark on Aug. 15, with Kyiv claiming to have seized 1,150 square kilometers of Russian territory and 82 settlements, including the town of Sudzha.

Kyiv said that rather than capturing Russian territory, the incursion aims to protect Ukrainian lives by preventing cross-border attacks and diverting Russian reinforcements.

Despite mounting reports that Russia is moving at least some forces to the sector, Kyiv's troops in the east of Ukraine say the situation there remains dire as Moscow continues its advance near Pokrovsk and Toretsk.

trashpix on August 18th, 2024 at 12:34 UTC »

Remember before the invasion when some people were saying Russia has a right to its "buffer states"?

Looks like Ukraine might be able to create a buffer state for itself if it keeps this up.

BubsyFanboy on August 18th, 2024 at 11:00 UTC »

And that's another piece of Russia that would've been intact had Russia stayed in their own borders.

Apprehensive_Sleep_4 on August 18th, 2024 at 10:11 UTC »

Good news. Hoping more bridges to be destroyed so that the Russian soldiers will surrender themselves and embarrass Putin.