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Ukraine says struck second key bridge in Russia's Kursk region

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A police expert inspects a hole following a Russian strike in the city of Sumy on August 17, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [AFP]

Ukraine said Sunday it had struck a second key bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscow's supply routes as Kyiv's unprecedented incursion on Russian soil stretched through its second week.

Russia meanwhile ramped up pressure in east Ukraine, claiming to capture another village just a few kilometres from the Ukrainian-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk.

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