The incursion by Ukrainian forces into Russia’s Kursk region is aimed at “creating a buffer zone on the aggressor’s territory“ to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday. Ukrainian forces struck another bridge over the Seym river in the Kursk region, the country's air force said. Read FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the day’s events.
Summary:
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Ukraine said Sunday it had struck a second bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscow's supply routes, two days after Moscow accused it of using Western rockets to destroy a strategically important bridge over the Seym river.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday the military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border.
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Officials in Kyiv said air defence units repelled a Russian missile attack on the capital, where air raid sirens sounded before dawn on Sunday.
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Ukrainian officials in the eastern city of Pokrovsk urged civilians to evacuate as fast as possible due to Russian troops “advancing at a fast pace”. The city lies on the intersection of a key road that supplies Ukrainian troops and towns across the eastern front. It has long been a target for the Russian army.
Yesterday's key developments:
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his forces were "strengthening" their positions in Russia's Kursk region two weeks into a major cross-border offensive.
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The Russian defence ministry said its forces captured Sergiivka, a frontline village some 15 kilometres away from the Ukrainian-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk. Moscow also claimed its forces had recaptured a first village from Ukrainian forces in Kursk region.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
