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Russia claims Western missiles used to destroy Kursk bridge

Russia has accused the West of supporting and encouraging Ukraine’s first ground offensive within its territory.

The Kremlin said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely US-made HIMARS, to destroy a bridge over the Seym river in the Kursk region, killing volunteers trying to evacuate civilians.

The claim has not been verified by western sources while according to The Times, the US effectively blocked UK from approving the use of Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia.

Kyiv has claimed to have taken control of 82 settlements over an area of 1,150 square kilometres (440 square miles) in the region since 6 Aug.

On Friday Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Kyiv’s forces were advancing between 1 and 3 kilometres (0.6 to 1.9 miles) in some areas in the Kursk region, 11 days since beginning an incursion into Russia.

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Russia accuses West of supporting Ukraine’s first ground offensive

Russia has accused the West of supporting and encouraging Ukraine’s first ground offensive on Russian territory.

The Kremlin said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely US-made HIMARS, to destroy a bridge over the Seym river in the Kursk region, killing volunteers trying to evacuate civilians.

Kyiv has claimed to have taken control of 82 settlements over an area of 1,150 square kilometres (440 square miles) in the region since 6 Aug.

On Friday Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Kyiv’s forces were advancing between 1 and 3 kilometres (0.6 to 1.9 miles) in some areas in the Kursk region, 11 days since beginning an incursion into Russia.

Neither side’s battlefield accounts have been independently verified.

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