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Russia says Ukrainian attack destroyed three bridges in Kursk

2024-08-19

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Military investigators of the Russian Federal Investigative Committee said in an interview today (August 19) that the Ukrainian army "used missiles and artillery to carry out a 'purposeful attack' on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in the Karezh settlement in the Glushkovo district of Kursk Oblast, Russia on August 18, resulting in the damage of another highway bridge over the Seym River." It is understood that this is the third bridge destroyed on the Seym River since the Ukrainian army's large-scale raid on Kursk Oblast on August 6. Ukraine has no comment yet.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on August 16 that the Ukrainian army used weapons provided by the West, possibly the United States.Himas"Multi-tubeRocket LauncherThe system launched an attack, resulting in a bridge over the Seym River in the Glushkovo district being "completely destroyed". On August 18, Russian investigators stated in a video statement posted on social media that the second bridge over the Seym River used to evacuate civilians was damaged by the HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system. The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed both attacks and released relevant videos. (CCTV reporter Song Yao)

Source: @CCTV International News