Moscow claims that the Ukrainians used US-made missile systems to destroy the bridge over the Seim River in the Kursk region of Russia, which was occupied by Ukrainian troops. This was stated on her Telegram channel by the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. Maria Zakharov. “For the first time, the Kursk region was hit by Western-made missile systems, probably American Himars. The effect was the complete destruction of the bridge and volunteers who were assisting in the evacuation of the civilian population were killed,” writes Zakharova, quoted by the Guardian.
Kiev advances into Russia’s Kursk as Moscow accuses NATO of having had direct involvement in planning the attack and appears to keep the Donetsk region as a military priority. The Ukrainian offensive has gained further ground, with a penetration into Russian territory that Her Majesty’s 007s estimate at about 40 kilometers. The settlements under control are over 80, including the town of Sudzha, about twenty kilometers from the border, and Kiev has therefore decided to establish a command office entrusted to General Eduard Moskalyov “to maintain order and ensure the needs of the population”. At the same time, the availability of a prisoner exchange has been aired, over 100 Russian soldiers who have reportedly been captured, and the creation of a humanitarian corridor for civilians trapped in the fighting.
The offensive, “is aimed at convincing Moscow to engage in ‘fair’ talks,” said the president’s adviser Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak. “We need to inflict significant tactical defeats on Russia. In the Kursk region, we clearly see how the military instrument is objectively used to persuade the Russian Federation to enter into a fair negotiation process.” And in the meantime, the governor of Belgorod, the neighboring region of Kursk, has ordered the evacuation of five localities since August 19.
Meanwhile, in Moscow, where President Vladimir Putin has convened the Security Council to discuss “new technical solutions” to be applied in the conflict, the main advisor to the Kremlin tsar, Nikolai Patrushevpointed the finger at the Atlantic Alliance. “It was the West that brought the criminal junta to power in Ukraine. NATO countries sent weapons and military instructors to Ukraine, continue to provide intelligence information and monitor the actions of neo-Nazi groups. And the operation in the Kursk region was planned with the participation of NATO and Western special services,” thundered Patrushev. At the same time, the BBC revealed that the tanks supplied by London were used in the Kiev incursion: 14 Challenger 2 tanks. On the ground, British secret services stressed, however, that after an initial confusion due to the surprise effect of the Ukrainian attack, Russian forces have strengthened in the area, where Chechen battalions have also been operating for days. Ramzan Kadyrov.
Observers note that Moscow continues to have as its priority the conquest of more territory in Donetsk. Here, the Ukrainian military authorities of Pokrovsk, a town targeted by the Russians, have called on civilians to speed up the evacuation of the city because the Russian army is rapidly approaching. Moscow’s troops “are advancing at a rapid pace. With each passing day there is less and less time to collect personal belongings and leave for safer regions,” a statement reads.
On another front, this one still entirely political, while Kiev sends back to sender the revelations of the Wall Street Journal on Kiev’s role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream, the father master of Belarus is also making his voice heard again. The president Alexander Lukashenkoinsisting on urging Ukraine and Russia to “sit down at the negotiating table”, warned that Minsk is not seeking an escalation but “as soon as someone crosses the border, the response will be immediate”. His Defense Minister, Viktor Khrenin, then explained that given the “presence of Ukrainian armed formations in the border areas, the probability that armed provocations will be prepared and carried out on our territory remains high”