Ukrainian forces ambush Russian troops in Kursk

Ukrainian forces have been reinforcing their foothold inside Russian territory, attacking supply lines used by Kremlin forces with little sign that Kyiv’s two week-long invasion was slowing. Mykola Oleshchuk, the commander of Ukraine’s air force, announced that fighter planes had struck a second bridge in the Kursk region, two days after a first was destroyed by a Ukrainian airstrike. The attacks leave only one route for Russia to resupply its forces on the southern side of the Seim River, as it seeks to repel the Ukrainians while narrowing the options for their forces or civilians to retreat. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #ukrainewar #russia