Ukrainian servicemen ride military vehicles from a crossing point at the border with Russia, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy region, Ukraine August 13, 2024. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters)
A new front has opened in the Ukraine-Russia war. According to the Associated Press:
Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claiming to have taken more ground, captured more Russian prisoners and destroyed a jet bomber while launching what officials said was a massive attack on Russian military airfields.
Since the start of the day, assault troops had advanced [half-a-mile to a mile] in some parts of Kursk, the commander of the Ukrainian military, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said in a video posted on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Telegram channel.
Also, Ukrainian troops on Wednesday took more than 100 Russian soldiers prisoner, Syrskyi said. Zelenskyy said they would be used to swap for Ukrainian POWs.
A Ukrainian serviceman shows the Russian military patch with the symbol "Z" and the inscription "We don't abandon our own." (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters)
Ukrainian servicemen get out of an armored personnel carrier near the Russian border in Sumy region of Ukraine. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters)
Anti-tank fortifications at a destroyed border crossing point. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters)
A Ukrainian serviceman stands on a flag of Russian mercenary group Wagner. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters)
Military vehicles drive near the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Sumy region. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)
A Ukrainian military vehicle drives from the direction of the Russian border carrying blindfolded men in Russian military uniforms. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian bombs on the ground. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters)
A destroyed crossing point near the Russian border. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters)
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