Ukraine hits third bridge in Russia’s Kursk, says buffer zone is final goal

Ukraine's air defence units repelled Russia's overnight air attack, including one on Kyiv, successfully destroying all 11 drones launched by Moscow, Ukraine's air force reported on Monday. Moscow claims that Ukraine has struck and damaged a third bridge in the Kursk region as Kyiv's forces attempt to expand their incursion into Russian territory. Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed the attack on the bridge along the River Seym in Kursk. These attacks on the region’s bridges, occurring within days, are part of Ukraine's cross-border offensive that began on 6 August. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Sunday that the incursion aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow, particularly with long-range artillery, missiles, and glide bombs. The operation continued on Monday under strict secrecy.

Al Jazeera has two correspondents covering these developments: Alex Gatopoulos in Kyiv and Dorsa Jabbari in Moscow.

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[canacaseokamargy]

Congratulations Ukraine for swift response.

[ShashotoANur]

Russia wanted a buffer zone. Ukraine gave them one.

[GheorgheVasile-pq]

2022 Putin : Three days to Kiev. We will be welcomed 🤯
Lavrov 2022: Russia never ever attacked anybody 🤥🤥🤫🤫🤡🤡💩💩🤪🙃

[henrylubinski]

Oh look a report of Ukrainian success, someones going to be fired.

[johnsmith-ykyf]

They found out the Kursk NPP was a bridge too far.

[Actor_badIK]

This is happening in 2024.. could you have thought this would happen in the 2010s?

[RachmaHidayati-sl]

*Russia🇷🇺 have maritime/border disputes with Ukraine, georgia, japan*
make border/maritime agreement & peace!

[mukisaroland]

Weeping Russia fighting with Ukraine but blaming USA all time

[georgiadawgs]

Ya'll having a meltdown yet Al Jazeera. Ya'll ok? 😂😂🤣🤣

[fahimalamin]

Western support no longer for Ukraine. So avoid war with neighbouring countries.

[Ricardo-lbso]

Truly paradoxical. Russian commanders diverted two brigades to form a buffer zone in the vovchansk area (gained aprox 60 km2) while Ukraine obtained a 540 km2 of buffer zone in kursk, that even gained countrol over civilian population. Zhukov must be trembling n his graveyard.

[hsdgh]

Western vs Russia 🇷🇺 war over one year

[gazpachopolice]

The silence of the Whatabout Palestine Brigade is deafening.

[markd]

How come the bridge count keeps going up but the same file video keeps showing up? 🤔

[BigmMeech]

Buffer zone inside Russia?, all the best with that wishful thinking.

Meanwhile the dwarf Putins forces are moving forward in Ukraine at a greater pace than ever😢😢

[rockykhan]

the worst thing is russia even stopped responding even in ukraine after provocation clearly incompetence of clown putin

[UdIf-elsh]

The man in Kiev said it make sense for Ukraine military moving in to Russia what sense he is talking about Ukraine is paying the price inside Ukraine and inside Russia is a matter of time

[arshadameen]

He cannot even protect his territory, so her attacks Russia, wtf, how long can he hold on to this territory

[Slit-dlgl]

This wkll not end well.. the only thing they secured is a kilometer of their own cemetery. That us a bufferzone to the afterlife