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Ukraine said on the 18th that the army had controlled more than 1,150 square kilometers of land in Russia's Kursk Oblast and blew up another local bridge to block the Russian army's supply lines. Ukrainian President Zelensky said that the army entered Kursk to establish a buffer zone.

Russia claims to have control over the situation in Kursk, Ukraine bombs bridge again to block Russian supplies

Araudinov, deputy director of the Russian military's main political directorate, said:A large number of Ukrainian military personnel were eliminated in the Kursk direction and the local situation has been brought under controlThe Ukrainian army has been trying to break through the Russian defenses in Kursk, but has failed.

The Russian Ministry of Defense's data on the 18th indicated thatIn the past day, the Ukrainian army lost more than 300 people and 6 tanks in the Kursk directionThroughout the battle in Kursk Oblast, the Ukrainian army has lost more than 3,460 troops and 50 tanks.

Earlier, the Ukrainian army released a video of blowing up a bridge in Kursk Oblast. This is the second bridge that the Ukrainian army has blown up in the past two days. Russian media said that the bridge that was blown up this time was located in the village of Zvanoei, across the Seim River. It was reported that the attackIt was caused by a missile from the US-made HIMARS launch system., but the bridge was not blown up.

Military analysts have pointed out thatThere are 3 bridges in the area of ​​Kursk offensive by the Ukrainian army，The Russian army will use these bridges to provide supplies to the troops。

Ukrainian President Zelensky on the 18thFor the first time, the strategic goal of the attack on Kursk Oblast was clearly stated.In his routine speech at night, he said that the primary task of Ukraine's current overall defense operation is to destroy Russia's war potential as much as possible and take maximum counterattacks.This includes the creation of a buffer zone on the territory of the aggressor, namely the operation in the Kursk region。

In response to the US media's claim that the Ukrainian army's attack on Kursk undermined the indirect talks between Russia and Ukraine planned to hold in Qatar on avoiding attacks on key infrastructure, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said on the 18th:Putin proposed a peace initiative in June, but the Ukrainian army launched an attack on Russian territory. The whole world saw Ukraine's response to Russia's goodwill gesture, so there is nothing to talk about.Russia and Ukraine "have never negotiated directly or indirectly on the security of civilian critical infrastructure in the past and present".

On the Ukrainian battlefield, TASS quoted the Ministry of Defense on the 18th as saying:Russian troops have taken control of the village of Sviridovka in the Donetsk regionThe mayor of Donetsk, appointed by the Russian side, said on the same day that the city was attacked by Ukrainian artillery fire, resulting in the deaths of one man and one woman.

In addition, the military department in Kiev, Ukraine stated on the 18th thatThe Russian army launched its third missile offensive against Kiev this month.However, most of the missiles were intercepted in the air; the military official also said that the Russian army was very likely to have used missiles produced in North Korea.Ballistic Missiles。

At the same time, the head of the Ukrainian Air Force reported that a total of 8 Russian drones were shot down that day, and 5 of the 8 missiles were intercepted. Two private houses in Kiev Oblast were destroyed and 16 houses were damaged by debris.

Belarusian president: Kiev aims to gain a favorable position in negotiations

In an interview with Russian media, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pointed out thatUkraine's attack on Russia's Kursk was intended to gain a more advantageous position in negotiations, and Belarus, as Russia's ally, is providing ammunition to Russia.

Lukashenko said that the powerful mercenaries formed by the Ukrainian authorities are mostly professionals.Ukraine has sent more than 120,000 soldiers to the Belarusian border。He stressed that the Ukrainian army could only enter Belarusian territory in the event of heavy losses because the border area is now full of mines.Lukashenko also said that Kiev launched an invasion of the Kursk region.is trying to raise the stakes in negotiations with Russia，Kiev may also be provoking Moscow to usenuclear weapon, but Lukashenko believes that if he does not sit down for negotiations, the conflict will escalate again and the final result will be the destruction of Ukraine.Putin and the Russian army will also destroy the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region.Lukashenko also pointed out thatAbout 70% of Ukrainians dislike Zelensky。

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko:

I agree with Putin, they are raising the stakes, they are thinking that if they suddenly negotiate they can win a stronger position. The same is true of the West, they say they dream of this in Ukraine, but another question arises, who will negotiate with him in such a similar situation.

As one of the Russian-Belarusian allied countries, Lukashenko also stated thatBelarus is supplying ammunition and missiles to Russia, and Belarus's "Iskander" missile system is also ready to use missiles carrying nuclear warheads. In addition, Russia and Belarus will transform their plan to protect the western border of the Union State into an offensive plan.There are more mines along the border than ever before. Lukashenko also revealed in the interview,He is ready to retire and is preparing people to leave office.。

Source: Phoenix Satellite TV News Channel