Ukraine is pushing in its efforts to turn the tables on Russia, its military crossing over the border and taking control of multiple towns. Leaders in Ukraine tell NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin it’s part of an effort to get Putin to refocus his forces on defending Russian land and abandon the position they have inside Ukraine.
Russia kept up its assault on Ukraine Saturday even as Ukrainian forces pushed into Russia’s Kursk border region. A Russian missile sparked a blaze in the city of Sumy that injured two people and also damaged cars and nearby buildings, said Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. It said that the hit had involved an Iskander-K cruise missile and an aerial bomb. Ukraine’s air force also said it had shot down 14 Russian drones overnight, including over the Kyiv region.
Russian military bloggers said that the destruction of bridges would impede deliveries of supplies to Russian forces, but not cut them off completely. “No one has canceled the pontoons,” said Kots, stressing that the Seim River is smaller than Ukrainian waterways such as the Dnieper River. “And there are still smaller bridges.
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