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Ukraine’s air defenses shot down all 14 Russian drones launched in an overnight strike, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement early on August 17. The Shahed drones were downed over six Ukrainian regions in the south and center of the country, including areas near the capital, Kyiv, according to the statement posted on Telegram. There were no immediate reports of casualties from Russia’s drone and missile attack overnight.Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha as the offensive into Kursk moves forward.
Kyiv has destroyed a key bridge over the Seym river during its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, as Vladimir Putin was forced to redeploy more troops to respond.
Videos shared on social media showed the bridge near Glushkovo collapsing, cutting off part of the local district and an important route used by Russia to send critical supplies for its invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces have now advanced up to 15 miles into Russia’s Kursk region, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Russia’s defensive lines in Kursk were “not prepared to respond to a multi-battalion assault force,” according to the MoD.
Using British tanks, Ukraine has taken hundreds of square miles of Russia’s Kursk region since launching their audacious incursion on 6 August.
In a bid to slow down the attack, Russia is believed to have transferred “several thousand” troops from the frontline in northeast Ukraine, according to US officials.
“Russia is unlikely to pull entire fighting units from eastern Ukraine but could redirect troops that were meant to reinforce the front lines in Donetsk,” the Institute for the Study of War wrote.
Ukrainian forces have now advanced up to 15 miles into Russia’s Kursk region, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Russia’s defensive lines in Kursk were “not prepared to respond to a multi-battalion assault force,” according to the MoD.
Using British tanks, Ukraine has taken hundreds of square miles of Russia’s Kursk region since launching their audacious incursion on 6 August.
In a bid to slow down the attack, Russia is believed to have transferred “several thousand” troops from the frontline in northeast Ukraine, according to US officials.
“Russia is unlikely to pull entire fighting units from eastern Ukraine but could redirect troops that were meant to reinforce the front lines in Donetsk,” the Institute for the Study of War wrote.
Ukrainian forces have now advanced up to 15 miles into Russia’s Kursk region, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Russia’s defensive lines in Kursk were “not prepared to respond to a multi-battalion assault force,” according to the MoD.
Using British tanks, Ukraine has taken hundreds of square miles of Russia’s Kursk region since launching their audacious incursion on 6 August.
In a bid to slow down the attack, Russia is believed to have transferred “several thousand” troops from the frontline in northeast Ukraine, according to US officials.
“Russia is unlikely to pull entire fighting units from eastern Ukraine but could redirect troops that were meant to reinforce the front lines in Donetsk,” the Institute for the Study of War wrote.
Ukraine offensive ‘derailed negotiations with Russia’
Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia has derailed planned talks between the two sides scheduled for this month, diplomats and officials have told The Washington Post.
According to the report, Ukraine and Russia were set to send delegations to Doha this month to negotiate an agreement over energy and power infrastructure.
The planned talks have now apparently been derailed by Ukraine’s advance into Russia’s western Kursk region.
Diplomats had hoped that the talks between the two sides on energy supplies could have developed into more extensive peace talks.
Russian officials have now postponed their meeting with Qatari officials, despite Kyiv still being keen to send a delegation, The Washington Post reported.
The Ukrainian presidential office told the US paper that the talks had been postponed “due to the situation in the Middle East” but would take place by video call later this month.
Radio free Europe