Third bridge attacked in Kursk region, Russia says | Ukraine-Russia War

A third strategic bridge in Russia's Kursk region has been attacked, Moscow has said.

Sky's security and defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke says this leaves the Russians with only a pontoon bridge on the Seim River, making it logistically difficult to move their forces south and leaving the area 'at the mercy' of Ukraine.

Kyiv has not yet confirmed the third attack, but Ukraine's air force chief previously said its forces destroyed two other bridges in the region in order to weaken enemy logistics.

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[davevinci]

I'm a simple man. I see professor Michael Clarke, I click.

[ryanmeier]

Sky news should rebrand as Michael Clarke news, great neutral take on all his reporting. And man do his videos get a lot of engagement

[Cookieforevah]

Professor Clarke is my favourite war analyst.

[wtfarea]

Michael Clarke is among with mark galeotti the best commentator on russia wars salva ukraine

[bambang]

The mighty Russia. Struggling in dealing with brigade size invasion. Unthinkable three years ago.

[nickpope]

Zelensky should be in prison for the rest of his pathetic life….end of story….

[gyanendrakumar]

Ukraine should occupy Russian territory, so after a ceasefire, Ukraine has something to exchange with Russia. India did the same with Pakistan in the 1965 war. When Pakistan was gaining ground in Kashmir, India opened a front in Rajasthan and got close to Lahore.

In war, position matters, and it matters a lot. Being at the top of a mountain is not the same as being at the bottom. If Ukraine has to reclaim its land from Russia, where the Russians have already fortified positions, Ukraine will face heavy casualties. Similarly, every inch of land that Russia takes from Ukraine, if well fortified, will result in significant Russian casualties. However, even though Russia may suffer heavy losses, it is still gaining land. If Ukraine occupies Russian land that was not fortified and builds defenses similar to other parts of Ukraine, then Russia will face huge casualties. Even if Russia wins that land, it will not lose Ukrainian territory. Most importantly, when it comes to a ceasefire, Ukraine can exchange this land for its own, otherwise, Ukraine risks losing its land permanently."

Ukraine should think about Transnisteria as well

[mosesserukwaya]

Maybe in the end Russia will defeat Ukraine but man the Ukrainians have shown a formidable spirit in face of a bullying gigantic military neighbour, they deserve respect

[richardmarsden]

Ukraine moving its "scarce resources" to Russia’s borderline Kursk Region helped Russian forces achieve success in Donbass, the Financial Times (FT) said citing an unnamed Ukrainian artillery brigade commander.

According to him, "troops were back to rationing shells" "because ammunition had been reallocated for the incursion into Russia’s Kursk region." Kiev has also moved there "upwards of 10, 000 troops, including many of its elite airborne forces and mechanized brigades, " from the Donetsk and Kharkov regions, "where the fiercest battles are under way, according to officials involved with the operation." According to the newspaper, "Russian soldiers are still grinding their way through Ukrainian defenses, capturing villages and towns and bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of complete control of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine."

Several days before the attack on the Kursk Region, Ukrainian defenses in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), were already "showing cracks, " one senior Ukrainian official "familiar with military operations" told the newspaper. In his opinion, Russian forces had achieved "tactical success" in Donetsk and more advances were likely unless the situation turned around.

"With much of its reserves directed to Kursk, Ukraine will struggle to fill defensive gaps and counter various Russian threats, " Konrad Muzyka, director of Poland-based Rochan consulting group, told the FT. "Russia doesn’t have trouble mobilizing troops whereas Ukraine still has trouble mobilizing the number needed to hold and conduct operations in Donetsk, " he explained.

[davidantony]

The UK and USA are sending Ukraine citizens to their grave. Rather sad because Russia can not be defeated

[misubi]

Ukraine is poking the bear and the bear has no teeth (or claws).

[johnmcguire]

Is the Russian Air Force so weak it can’t even defend its own territory? What am I missing?

[globaltraveller]

I wonder how China views this Russian feebleness in the context of their bigger plans?

[techtinkerin]

I don't see the logic behind this, seems a waste of defence resources

[a.a.p]

Excellent reporting !
Blessing From CANADA 🇨🇦

[cestparti]

Mike Clark is a joy to listen too please do more & longer mike explanation s !

[Paul_Sleeping]

Russia can move to ukraine while Ukraine can move to Russia. Everybody wins.

[manlikidormer]

It a shame that this is happening stop the war keep the peace just remember this land belongs to no one we are all just passing through life and we can't take anything with us live as one and love everyone 🙏

[PhilipMReeder]

What I primarily took away from this: *She's quite beautiful.*

[nuribayram]

I wonder what 500.000 capable men killed/wounded will do to the economy, or are they only sending the unemployed to war