Zelensky says Ukraine's offensive in Russia's Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone
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 our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
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.
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.
Officials in Kyiv said air defence units repelled a Russian missile attack on the capital, where air raid sirens sounded before dawn on Sunday.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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