Article 6Q2QF Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘achieving our goals’ in Kursk as third bridge is hit

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘achieving our goals’ in Kursk as third bridge is hit

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Ben Morris (now) and Lili Bayer (earlier)
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Ukrainian president says troops meeting their objectives and have taken more prisoners

An update to that earlier map, showing the three bridges hit by the Ukrainian air force:

Ukrainian forces have struck and damaged a third bridge over the River Seym, near the village of Karyzh in the Kursk region of Russia, according to a member of Russia's Investigative Committee. The hit could seriously complicate Russian military logistics as Moscow attempts to fend off Ukraine's incursion into the region.

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin, has said that Ukraine's attack on Kursk means Moscow is not ready to hold peace talks for now. Proposed discussions aimed at negotiating a halt to strikes on energy and power infrastructure between the two sides had been planned to be held in Qatar.

RIA News, a state-owned news agency, says Russian forces have captured 19 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. The report has not been independently verified.

Ukraine's air force said on Monday morning that the country's air defence units had repelled an overnight Russian drone attack on multiple cities including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Cherkasy.

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