Ukrainian forces broke across the border on Tuesday in a shock counter-offensive, after months of gradual Russian advances in eastern Ukraine
A building on fire in the town of Sudzha following an incursion of Ukrainian troops into the Kursk region, Russia, on Aug. 7.Video posted on social media on Friday and verified by Reuters showed a convoy of burnt-out Russian military trucks along a highway in the Kursk region of southern Russia, where
About 15 trucks could be seen in the video, including one with the Z marking that Russia uses as a symbol of its “special military operation” in Ukraine. Some of the trucks appeared to contain dead bodies. Reuters was able to verify the location as the village of Oktyabrskoye, based on buildings, trees and road layouts, but was not able to establish exactly when the video was shot.
But official statements, accounts from military bloggers and videos posted on social media indicated Russia was still struggling to achieve that goal, nearly 48 hours later. The Defence Ministry said in a statement that its forces “continue to repel an attempted invasion by the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the territory of the Russian Federation”.
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