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The strikes are aimed at destroying or damaging river crossings in the Kursk region, which are the routes for Russian forces to resupply or withdraw, according to army analysts.
By Andrew E. Kramer
Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine
Russian troops protecting a patch of territory wedged between a river and the Ukrainian border were in danger of being surrounded, army analysts said Monday, after Ukraine bombed bridges that are routes for materials or retreat.
In their nearly two-week-long counterattack against Russia, Ukrainian troops have temporarily damaged the few border defenses deployed on roads and captured towns and villages, first entering Russian territory.
The bridge shelling, on the other hand, is aimed at landing between the Seym River, the border, and an internal domain of Russia already controlled through Ukraine, with the possibility of trapping Russian forces located there. Three bridges cross this stretch of river, all now destroyed or damaged, according to statements released through the Ukraine Air Force and social media posts by Russian officials and army commentators.
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